Explore the Family Name Bloome
The meaning of Bloome
Americanized form of German Blum or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Bloome in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Bloome" saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 53,556th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 63,068th spot, indicating a decline of almost 18 percent. The total count of people carrying the Bloome surname also decreased over this decade from 362 in 2000 to 317 in 2010, representing a drop of approximately 12 percent. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population declined by roughly 15 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #53,556 | #63,068 | -17.76% |
| Count | 362 | 317 | -12.43% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.13 | 0.11 | -15.38% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bloome
In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Bloome" between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, about 83 percent of those named Bloome identified as White, but by 2010, this percentage had dropped to about 75 percent. Over the same period, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased from around 15 percent to nearly 20 percent. Notably, there was also an increase in the number of Bloomes identifying as Hispanic, going up from 1.66 percent in 2000 to 2.84 percent in 2010. Interestingly, the data for 2010 also shows that some Bloomes identify with two or more races, something that wasn't recorded in the 2000 data. Meanwhile, no individuals with the Bloome surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 82.6% | 75.39% | -8.73% |
| Black | 15.19% | 19.87% | 30.81% |
| Hispanic | 1.66% | 2.84% | 71.08% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.58% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |