Belding Surname

157,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Belding Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a beautiful hill.

Belding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1521:168,42917,057
Canada3571:103,20911,172
England1971:282,83321,968
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7811:64,3007,002

Belding (69) may also be a first name.

Belding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a beautiful hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Beltinge; a location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Belding Last Name Facts

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

Belding (Hindi: बेल्डिंग) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belding? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 157,333rd most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,621,419 people. The surname Belding is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Belding live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Belding is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 69 people.

The surname Belding is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,152 people, or 1 in 168,429. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

Belding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belding has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belding last name rose 276 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Belding surname are 15.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Belding earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beldings931/
Beldging931/
Bielding930/
Bellding930/
Beelding930/
Boelding930/
Beldin92617/
Welding861,427/
Velding86140/
Beldina86112/
Bilding8632/
Beldion863/
Beldien860/
Beldn834/
Bldng833/
Bldin831/
Weldingh80130/
Building8081/
Bildings8025/
Wielding8021/
Belldina8019/
Wellding8011/
Billding801/
Bhaeldin801/
Weelding800/
Belden777,120/
Bildin77720/
Veldin77392/
Byldin77113/
Beldyn7713/
Bldina772/
Bldien771/
Beldne771/
Beldim770/
Beldinova7516/
Wilding7112,066/
Bildina71434/
Veldink71396/
Beldent71244/
Baelden71192/
Byldina7191/
Weldink7162/
Vilding7129/
Vølding7121/
Bildeng718/
Bellden717/
Beldyna717/
Buildin713/
Beldden711/
Beldeen711/
Bildinc711/
Beulden710/
Boelden710/
Belldne710/
Hbelden710/
Willding67106/
Blėdienė6783/
Bildienė675/
Wildingt671/
Bldinova671/
Blden671/
Billdina671/
Baelduen670/

Belding Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belding in the Hindi language
बेल्डिंगbeldinga-

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Belding Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belding
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