Belcher Surname
Approximately 48,773 people bear this surname
Belcher Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'belsire,' grandfather, or perhaps belchtre, good friend; compare Bellamy, Bowsher, and Bonamy.
'Lo, here is the belschere broght that ye bad bring': York Mystery Plays.
'Belsyre, or belfather, faders or moders fader, arms': Promptorium Parvulorum See also Belsire (H.
Read More About This SurnameBelcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36,848 | 1:9,837 | 1,190 |
| England | 6,724 | 1:8,286 | 1,210 |
| Australia | 2,223 | 1:12,144 | 1,772 |
| Canada | 736 | 1:50,062 | 6,082 |
| New Zealand | 643 | 1:7,042 | 1,195 |
| South Africa | 434 | 1:124,833 | 14,710 |
| Wales | 296 | 1:10,454 | 1,164 |
| Samoa | 243 | 1:798 | 243 |
| Scotland | 102 | 1:52,488 | 4,471 |
| Haiti | 97 | 1:110,143 | 5,185 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Jamaica | 60 | 1:47,832 | 2,859 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| Honduras | 12 | 1:734,704 | 4,016 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 35 | 1:126,568 | 7,344 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,575 | 1:6,818 | 1,054 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,486 | 1:9,154 | 1,162 |
Belcher (131) may also be a first name.
Belcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'belsire,' grandfather, or perhaps belchtre, good friend; compare Bellamy, Bowsher, and Bonamy.
'Lo, here is the belschere broght that ye bad bring': York Mystery Plays.
'Belsyre, or belfather, faders or moders fader, arms': Promptorium Parvulorum See also Belsire (H.E.D).
Richard Belcchere, Gloucestershire, 1373. Hundred Rolls.
John Belsire, Kent, ibid.
Leonard Belshyre, squire bedell, Oxford, 1553: Register of the University of Oxford.
William Belsher, sheriff of Bristol, 1563: History and Antiquities of Bristol.
1673. Buried — Katherine Bellshar: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1783. Married — Walter Belchar and Mary Ware: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Pretty Face. [Old French bel, Latin bell-us + Old French ch(i)ere, L. Latin cara, the face] Richard Belechere.— Hundred Rolls
(1) “Rough-voiced” in Old English. (Cf. “Bellow.) (2) “Grandfather” in Norman French (Bel-Sir).
(English, French) Descendant of the beautiful, beloved person; the patriarch or elderly man of the family.
O French bel chere, good company. So Boncompagnon, and our own Goodfellow, &c.
(Old French.) Bel—chère, good cheer, fine entertainment; a happier name than to be a Belcher, and swell with pride or passion.
See Belshes. Richard Belchere occurs in Gloucester, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From Bellecourt; a location name in Normandy, near Perrone. Bellesur in Roll of Battell Abbey.
Belcher: from Bellecourt.
Belcher is a name also found in Oxfordshire and Berks. The mayor of Cambridge in 1732 was thus named (Carter's "Cambridgeshire").
Belcher has long been an Oxfordshire name. It was established in Enstone in the 16th and 17th centuries (J.). William Belcher, yeoman, of Steeple Aston, presented his son, Thomas Belcher, to the incumbency of Westcot Barton in 1640 (Wi.). Samuel Belcher, apothecary, died at Deddington in 1668 (Marshall's "Deddington.").
Belcher Demographics
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Belcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Belcher (Russian: Белчер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belcher? popularity and diffusion
The surname Belcher is the 11,529th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 149,418 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Belcher reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 811,108th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 131 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 36,848 people, or 1 in 9,837. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, Virginia, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States Belcher occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Belcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Belcher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 672 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 927 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Belcher Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Anglican (46%) in Ireland.
In The United States Belcher are 14.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.8% being registered with the political party.
The amount Belcher earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.2% more than the national average, earning R 307,032 per year; in United States they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning $39,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% more than the national average, earning $52,652 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belcher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belcher in the Russian language | ||
| Белчер | belcer | - |
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