Bloch is a surname.
- Jewish (Ashkenazic): regional name for someone in Eastern Europe originating from Italy or France, from Polish "Włoch" (Wloch Woloch and Beloch being surnames with the same origin) meaning "Italian" (originally "stranger / of foreign stock").
- German and Swedish: Variant of Block
- Danish: from Blok, hence a nickname for a large lumpish person, or from German "Block"
Notable people with this surname include:
- Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
- Alfred Bloch, French footballer
- André Bloch (mathematician) (1893–1948), French mathematician
- Andy Bloch (born 1969), American poker player
- Arthur Bloch (born 1948), American writer
- Augustyn Bloch (1929–2006), Polish composer and organist
- Avraham Yitzchak Bloch (1891–1941), Lithuanian rabbi
- Bernard Bloch (1907–1965), American linguist
- Bernard Bloch (actor), French actor
- Carl Heinrich Bloch, (1834–1890), Danish painter
- Claude C. Bloch (1878–1967), American naval admiral
- Darius Paul Bloch (1882–1969), birthname of Darius Paul Dassault, French Army general of Jewish origin, who adopted "Dassault" as nom de guerre during French Resistance service
- Débora Bloch (born 1963), Brazilian actress
- Denise Bloch (died 1945), French Resistance member
- Eduard Bloch (1872–1945), Austrian physician and family doctor of Adolf Hitler from 1903 to 1907
- Emanuel Hirsch Bloch (1902–1954), American lawyer
- Ernest Bloch (1880–1959), American composer
- Ernst Bloch (1885–1977), German philosopher
- Erich Bloch (born 1925), American electrical engineer and administrator
- Felix Bloch (1905–1983), Swiss physicist
- Felix Bloch (diplomatic officer) (born 1935), American diplomat accused of spying for the Soviets
- Hans Glad Bloch (1791–1865), Norwegian politician
- Heinz P. Bloch, American mechanical engineer
- Henry W. Bloch (born 1922), American businessman
- Herbert Bloch (1911–2006), German archaeologist and epigrapher
- Herbert J. Bloch (1907–1987), philatelist of New York City
- Isaac Bloch, French rabbi
- Iwan Bloch (1872–1922), Berlin dermatologist
- Jan Gotlib Bloch (1836–1902), also known as Ivan Bloch, Polish banker and warfare expert
- Jean-Richard Bloch (1884–1947), French writer
- Joseph Samuel Bloch (1850–1923), Austrian rabbi
- Joshua Bloch (1961), American software engineer
- Jules Bloch (1880–1953), French linguist
- Julia Chang Bloch (born 1942), American diplomat
- Konrad Emil Bloch (1912–2000), American biochemist
- Kurt Bloch (born 1960), American musician
- Lucienne Bloch (1909–1999), American photographer
- Marc Bloch (1886–1944), French historian
- Marcel Bloch (1892–1986), French aircraft industrialist, founder of the firm Société des Avions Marcel Bloch; he adopted his younger brother's (Darius Paul Dassault) surname
- Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799), German medical doctor and naturalist
- Mark Bloch (born 1956), American artist
- Maurice Bloch (born 1939), British anthropologist
- Moshe Rudolf Bloch (1902–1985), Israeli scientist
- Moses Löb Bloch (1815–1909), Hungarian rabbi
- Orville Emil Bloch (1915–1983), American military officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Pedro Bloch (1914–2004), Brazilian writer
- Richard Bloch (1926–2004), American businessman
- Robert Bloch (1917–1994), American writer
- Robert Bloch (racing driver), French race car driver
- Scott Bloch, American lawyer and government official
- Scotty Bloch, American actress
- Shmaryahu Yitzchak Bloch (c.1862–1923), English rabbi
- Sonny Bloch (c.1937–1998), American radio show host
- Spencer Bloch (born 1944), American mathematician
- Susan Bloch (1940–1982), American theatrical press agent
- Thomas Bloch (born 1962), French classical musician
- Waldemar Bloch (1906–1984), Austrian composer
Other articles related to "bloch":
Lisa Bloch Rodwin - Volunteer Work
... In addition to her career, Bloch Rodwin is very dedicated to volunteer work in Western New York ... Bloch Rodwin served as a co-chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York for three years and served as a state director for the Western New York Chapter ... As a member of the Board of the YWCA, Bloch Rodwin chaired the Week Without Violence, which featured an educational program at area schools helping to ...
... In addition to her career, Bloch Rodwin is very dedicated to volunteer work in Western New York ... Bloch Rodwin served as a co-chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York for three years and served as a state director for the Western New York Chapter ... As a member of the Board of the YWCA, Bloch Rodwin chaired the Week Without Violence, which featured an educational program at area schools helping to ...
Lucienne Bloch
... Lucienne Bloch (January 5, 1909 - March 13, 1999) was a Switzerland-born American artist ... Bloch was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and came to America with her family in 1917 ... child of composer and photographer Ernest Bloch ...
... Lucienne Bloch (January 5, 1909 - March 13, 1999) was a Switzerland-born American artist ... Bloch was born in Geneva, Switzerland, and came to America with her family in 1917 ... child of composer and photographer Ernest Bloch ...
Alan Neil Bloch
... Alan Neil Bloch (born 1932) is a United States federal judge ... Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bloch received a B.S ... On August 3, 1979, Bloch was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Herbert P ...
... Alan Neil Bloch (born 1932) is a United States federal judge ... Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Bloch received a B.S ... On August 3, 1979, Bloch was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania vacated by Herbert P ...
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