Bloch

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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|lang|b|l|ɒ|k}}
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| meaning = 1. 'lump block'
2. 'foreigner'
3. 'happy'

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| region = Central Europe

| language = German

| languageorigin = 1. German
2. Polish Jewish
3. Polish

| origin = 1. Block
2. wƚoch
3. Bƚoch

| derivation = 3. Bƚogosƚaw

| alternative spelling = Block

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| footnotes = {{cite book|last1=Kleiner|first1=Stefan|last2=Knöbl|first2=Ralf|last3=Mangold|first3=Max|title=Duden: das Aussprachewörterbuch|volume=6|edition=8|language=de|location=Berlin|publisher=Cornelsen|year=2023|isbn=978-3-411-04068-1}}{{cite book|last1=Kohlheim|first1=Rosa|last2=Kohlheim|first2=Volker|title=Duden: Familiennamen Herkunft und Bedeutung|language=de|location=Mannheim|publisher=Bibliographisches Institut & F. A. Brockhaus AG|year=2005|isbn=3-411-70852-2}}

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Bloch is a surname of German origin. Notable people with this surname include:

A

Adele Bloch-Bauer (1881–1925), Austrian entrepreneur
Albert Bloch (1882–1961), American painter
Alexandre Bloch (1857–1919), French painter
Alfred Bloch (1877-?), French footballer
Aliza Bloch (born 1957), first female mayor of Bet Shemesh, Israel
André Bloch (composer) (1873–1960), French composer and music educator
André Bloch (mathematician) (1893–1948), French mathematician
Andreas Bloch (1860–1917), Norwegian painter, illustrator and costume designer
Andy Bloch (born 1969), American poker player
Anna Bloch (1868–1953), Danish actress
Armand Bloch (1866–1932), French sculptor
Arthur Bloch (born 1948), American writer, author of Murphy's Law
Augustyn Bloch (1929–2006), Polish composer and organist
Avraham Yitzchak Bloch (1891–1941), Lithuanian rabbi

B

Bernard Bloch (linguist) (1907–1965), American linguist
Bernard Bloch (actor) (born 1949), French actor
Bianca Bloch (1848–1901), German author

C

Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834–1890), Danish painter
Chaim Yitzchak Bloch Hacohen (1867–1948), Lithuanian-American rabbi
Charles E. Bloch (1861–1940), American publisher
Claude Bloch (1923–1971), French theoretical nuclear physicist
Claude C. Bloch (1878–1967), American naval admiral

D

Darius Paul Bloch, birthname of Darius Paul Dassault (1882–1969), French Army general of Jewish origin, who adopted "Dassault" as nom de guerre during French Resistance service
David Bloch-Blumenfeld (1880–1947), Israeli politician
Débora Bloch (born 1963), Brazilian actress
Denise Bloch (1916–1945), French Resistance member
Dora Bloch, Israeli-British citizen murdered in 1976
Dorete Bloch (1943–2015), Danish zoologist

E

Eduard Bloch (1872–1945), Austrian physician and family doctor of Adolf Hitler from 1903 to 1907
Elisa Bloch (1848–1905), Silesian-French sculptor
Emanuel Hirsch Bloch (1902–1954), American lawyer
Ernest Bloch (1880–1959), Swiss-born American composer
Ernst Bloch (1885–1977), German philosopher
Erich Bloch (1925–2016), American electrical engineer and administrator
Eugene Bloch (1878–1944), French physicist and professor

F

France Bloch-Sérazin (1913–1943), French Resistance member during World War II
Felix Bloch (1905–1983), Swiss-American physicist
Felix Bloch (diplomatic officer) (born 1935), American diplomat accused of spying for the Soviets

G

Grete Bloch (1892–1944), German industrial employee, letter partner of Franz Kafka
Gustave Bloch (1848–1923), French Jewish historian of ancient history

H

Hans Glad Bloch (1791–1865), Norwegian politician
Harriet Bloch (1881–1975), Danish first female film screenwriter
Heinz P. Bloch, American mechanical engineer
Henry W. Bloch (1922–2019), American businessman and Kansas City philanthropist
Herbert Bloch (1911–2006), German archaeologist and epigrapher
Herbert J. Bloch (1907–1987), philatelist of New York City
Herman S. Bloch (1912–1990), American chemist and an inventor

I

Immanuel Bloch (born 1972), German experimental physicist
Isaac Bloch, French rabbi
Isabelle Bloch, French computer scientist
Iwan Bloch (1872–1922), Berlin dermatologist

J

Jacqueline Bloch (born 1967), French physicist
Jan Gotlib Bloch (1836–1902), also known as Ivan Bloch, Polish banker and warfare expert
Jean-Richard Bloch (1884–1947), French writer
Joachim Bloch (born 1963), German politician
Jocelyne Bloch (born 1971), Swiss neurosurgeon
Jonas Bloch (born 1939), Brazilian actor
Joseph Samuel Bloch (1850–1923), Austrian rabbi
Joshua Bloch (born 1961), American software engineer
Joshua Bloch (rabbi) (1890–1957), Lithuanian-American rabbi and librarian
Jules Bloch (1880–1953), French linguist
Julia Chang Bloch (born 1942), American diplomat

K

Karola Bloch (1905–1994), Polish-German architect, socialist, and feminist
Konrad Emil Bloch (1912–2000), American biochemist
Kurt Bloch (born 1960), American musician

L

Lars Bloch (1938–2022), Danish actor and producer
Lloyd Bloch, a fictional character in Marvel Comics
Lucienne Bloch (1909–1999), Swiss-American artist and photographer, daughter of Ernest Bloch

M

Marc Bloch (1886–1944), French historian
Marcel Bloch, later Marcel Dassault (1892–1986), French aircraft industrialist, founder of the firm Société des Avions Marcel Bloch; he adopted his younger brother's (Darius Paul Bloch) nom de guerre
Marcus Elieser Bloch (1723–1799), German medical doctor and naturalist
Marjorie Bloch (born 1956), Irish painter
Mark Bloch (linguist) (1924–2022), Russian linguist
Mark Bloch (artist) (born 1956), American artist
Maurice Bloch (born 1939), British anthropologist
Maurice Bloch (politician) (1891–1929), New York assemblyman
Meli Polishook-Bloch (born 1953), Israeli politician
Michael Bloch (barrister) (born 1951), British barrister
Michael Bloch (born 1953), British author and historian
Mohammed Ibrahim Bloch (born 1949), Indian film director
Moses Löb Bloch (1815–1909), Hungarian rabbi
Moshe Rudolf Bloch (1902–1985), Israeli scientist

N

Noë Bloch (1875–1937), Russian-born film producer

O

Orville Emil Bloch (1915–1983), American military officer and Medal of Honor recipient

P

Paul Bloch (c. 1940–2018), American publicist
Pedro Bloch (1914–2004), Brazilian writer
Peter Rafael Bloch (1921–2008), German-American art historian, writer and journalist
Pierrette Bloch (1928–2017), Swiss painter and textile artist

R

Ray Bloch (1902–1982), American composer, songwriter, and conductor
Richard Bloch (1926–2004), American businessman
Richard L. Bloch (1929–2018), American investor, real estate developer, banker, and philanthropist
Richard Milton Bloch (1921–2000), pioneering American computer programmer
Robert Bloch (1917–1994), American writer
Robert Bloch (racing driver), French race car driver
Rosa Bloch-Bollag (1880–1922), Swiss revolutionary Marxist activist
Rosine Bloch (1844–1891), French operatic mezzo-soprano

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Samson Bloch (1782–1845), Galician writer
Scott Bloch, American lawyer and government official
Scotty Bloch, American actress
Sean Bloch (born 1973), South African Olympic cyclist
Shani Bloch (born 1979), Israeli Olympic racing cyclist
Shmaryahu Yitzchak Bloch (c. 1862–1923), English rabbi
Sonny Bloch (c. 1937–1998), American radio show host
Spencer Bloch (born 1944), American mathematician
Stella Bloch (1897–1999), American artist, dancer and journalist
Susan Bloch (1940–1982), American theatrical press agent
Suzanne Bloch (1907–2002), Swiss-American musician and an influential pioneer of Early Music Revival during the 20th century