Bellars Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bellars Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, Bellers; a personal name Beleuers in Roll of Battell Abbey. Hamon Bellars was a hostage to King John, A.D. 1216 (Whitwick, Leicestershire).

Bellars Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1321:422,10728,563
South Africa801:677,22149,167
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Bellars Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, Bellers; a personal name Beleuers in Roll of Battell Abbey. Hamon Bellars was a hostage to King John, A.D. 1216 (Whitwick, Leicestershire).

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

Bellars Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bellars occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellars? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 889,654th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname Bellars occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Bellars are found; 45 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 132 people, or 1 in 422,107. In England it is most frequent in: Cambridgeshire, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Somerset, where 12 percent live. Beside England Bellars occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 19 percent live.

Bellars Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bellars has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bellars surname rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 373 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bellars Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bellars last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bellars earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 204.27% more than the national average, earning R 723,060 per year and in United States they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $36,935 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellairs93841/
Bellears9342/
Bellaers935/
Bellaars931/
Belliars931/
Bellers86405/
Billars8647/
Wellars8630/
Vellars861/
Blars832/
Buellers802/
Bellarje801/
Bellarch801/
Bellorrs800/
Billarsh800/
Blears77500/
Blairs77181/
Blarsh774/
Blarss771/
Vllars771/
Villars713,236/
Willars71883/
Billers7136/
Byllers711/
Bellatrche711/
Böllors711/
Wisllars6711/
Villarse674/
Williars672/
Blers672/
Villiars672/
Villairs671/
Blors671/
Billiors671/
Billorrs670/

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