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Blumberg Name Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial compound meaning ‘flower hill’ (from Yiddish blum or German Blume ‘flower’ + German berg ‘mountain hill’). German: habitational name from any of various places called Blumberg for instance in the Blackforest (Baden-Württemberg). Compare Bloomberg .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Blomberg, Blumenberg, Bloomberg, Lemberg, Bleiberg, Lamberg, Bromberg

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Where is the Blumberg family from?

You can see how Blumberg families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blumberg family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most Blumberg families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 8 Blumberg families living in Saskatchewan. This was about 35% of all the recorded Blumberg's in Canada. Saskatchewan had the highest population of Blumberg families in 1911.
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What did your Blumberg ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Salesman and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Blumberg. 21% of Blumberg men worked as a Salesman and 14% of Blumberg women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Blumberg were Farmer and Bookkeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Salesman
    21%
  • Proprietor
    9%
  • Manager
    6%
  • Farmer
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Stenographer
    14%
  • Saleslady
    10%
  • Secretary
    8%
  • Bookkeeper
    7%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 7,000 immigration records available for the last name Blumberg. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name Blumberg. For the veterans among your Blumberg ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Blumberg lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Blumberg life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Blumberg in 1944 was 52, and 77 in 2004.

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