Blumberg (surname)

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Blumberg is a surname of German origin. The word is composed of "blum(e)" (which means "flower") and "berg" (which means "mount, mountain"), and refers to hilly places covered with flowers. German, Dutch, Scandinavian and anglicized variant spellings are Blumenberg , Blomberg , Bloemberg and Bloomberg . Many with the name are of Ashkenazi descent; its Sephardi equivalent is Montefiore .

List of people surnamed Blumberg

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