Bloch Family History
Bloch Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone in Eastern Europe originating from Italy from Polish włoch meaning ‘Italian’ (originally ‘foreigner’; see Vlach ). German and Swedish: variant of Block . Danish: from blok ‘block (of wood)’ hence a nickname for a large lumpish person or from German Block (compare 2 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022