Boom (surname)
Boom is a Dutch surname meaning "tree". It and the form De Boom can be of metaphoric origin, indicating a robust person. Alternatively it may be a shortened version of names like Van der Boom or Ten Boom, meaning from/at the tree, boom barrier or warp beam. "Boom" is also regularly chosen as a surname in stage names. People with the name include:
- Bert Boom, Dutch track cyclist
- Boudewijn Karel Boom, Dutch botanist
- Claria Horn Boom, American judge
- Cornelis Boom, Dutch landowner and shipbuilder
- Irma Boom, Dutch graphic designer
- Karel Boom, Belgian painter
- Lars Boom, Dutch racing cyclist
- Max de Boom, Dutch football winger
- , Dutch-born Italian actor
- , German Roman Catholic bishop
- Barry Boom, British reggae singer Paul Robinson
- Benny Boom, American music video and film director Benny Douglas
- Dionté Boom, American rapper-producer Ervin Dionté Harris
- Nando Boom, Panamanian singer Fernando Brown
- Paddy Boom, American drummer Patrick Seacor
- Taka Boom, American R&B singer Yvonne Stevens
- Herman van den Boom, Belgian photographer
- Claire van der Boom, Australian actress
- Jeroen van der Boom, Dutch singer
- , Dutch-born Swedish pianist and composer
- J Boom, Canadian hip hop blues musician and producer