German: from Middle High German bluom ‘flower’, hence an
occupational name for a flower gardener or a florist.Jewish
(Ashkenazic): ornamental name from German Blume, Yiddish
blum ‘flower’.Swedish: variant of Blom 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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