Belbeck Surname

624,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Belbeck Surname Definition:

BOLEBEC: From Bolbec in the department of Seine Inferieure, Normandy. Only three individuals of this name appear in Scottish records. Walter de Bolebec witnessed Earl David's foundation charter of the Abbey of Selkirk c, 1120 (Kelso), and the confirmation by Earl Henry of the grant of Ederham and Nesbit by Gospatrick to the monks of St.

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Belbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2521:146,21314,975
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Belbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BOLEBEC: From Bolbec in the department of Seine Inferieure, Normandy. Only three individuals of this name appear in Scottish records. Walter de Bolebec witnessed Earl David's foundation charter of the Abbey of Selkirk c, 1120 (Kelso), and the confirmation by Earl Henry of the grant of Ederham and Nesbit by Gospatrick to the monks of St. Cuthbert at Colaingham, c. 1141 (Ratne, App., 103). He also witnessed King David's gift of a toft in Berewic to the Priory of May c. 1147—53 (May, 2), and c. 1153—65 he witnessed a charter by Malcolm IV of "terra Jocelini" to Neubotle (Neubotle, p. 9). As de Bolebech he witnessed, c. 1150, the charter by Robert, bishop of St. Andrews granting the church of Lohworuora (now Borthwick) to Herbert, bishop of Glasgow (REG., p. 13). William de Bolbethi witnessed a charter by Waltheus, earl of Dunbar in 1166 (Ratne, App. 26). Dominus Ricardus de Bolbek witnessed a resignation of the lands of Edeluestun to the Church of Glasgow in 1233 (REG., p. 141). A genealogy of the English family of the name is given in J. C. Hodgson's History of Northumberland V, p. 224, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1902.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

BOLEBECK: Hugh de Bolebeck, so surnamed from his fief near Havre, came in with the Conqueror, and was a tenant in capite in co. Bucks, where his descendants remained for several generations.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Belbeck Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Belbeck Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Belbeck is found most in Canada. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belbeck? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 624,505th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,842,252 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Belbeck are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 252 people, or 1 in 146,213. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 75 percent reside, Alberta, where 13 percent reside and British Columbia, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Canada it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Belbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Belbeck has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Belbeck surname grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Belbeck are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Belbeck earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.15% more than the national average, earning $50,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $54,148 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belbek9223/
Belbec925/
Welbeck868,828/
Velbeck8652/
Bilbeck8611/
Belbecq861/
Belbeek861/
Vielbeck806/
Wellbeck805/
Wuelbeck803/
Beloueck801/
Billbeck800/
Welbek7727/
Bilbek7714/
Belbik7713/
Uelbek775/
Belbyk772/
Velbek771/
Blueck770/
Belbekova7519/
Wilbeck71235/
Wülbeck7190/
Blåbäck718/
Belwick711/
Houelbec67123/
Billbäck6715/
Wüllbeck6715/
Wülbecke679/
Vellbäck678/
Willbeck678/
Bellvick671/

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