Belle-Isle Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Belle-Isle Surname User-submission:

Belisle comes from the French term, belle-Île, meaning 'beautiful island' and is a geographical name referring to the island "Belle-Île-en-mer" off the coast of Brittany in Northwestern France. The inhabitants were frequently known as "Bellilois" and "Belle-Ile" and the name "Belisle" comes from a historical spelling of the island's name.

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Belle-Isle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3231:114,07312,141
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397

Belle-Isle Surname Meaning

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Belisle comes from the French term, belle-Île, meaning 'beautiful island' and is a geographical name referring to the island "Belle-Île-en-mer" off the coast of Brittany in Northwestern France. The inhabitants were frequently known as "Bellilois" and "Belle-Ile" and the name "Belisle" comes from a historical spelling of the island's name. Although a French island the population was originally derived from Celtic peoples who occupied the region, most notably the Veneti tribe of Gauls.

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Belle-Isle Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Belle-Isle Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Belle-Isle is found most frequently in Canada. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belle-Isle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 697,244th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Belle-Isle reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

This last name is most common in Canada, where it is held by 323 people, or 1 in 114,073. In Canada it is most frequent in: Quebec, where 77 percent reside, Ontario, where 22 percent reside and British Columbia, where 0 percent reside. Beside Canada this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Belle-Isle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Belle-Isle surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belle-Isle earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 23.64% more than the national average, earning $53,350 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% less than the national average, earning $41,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belleisle95128/
Belle-Ile951/
Belle Isle9026/
Bellisle89509/
Belle-Lee841/
Beellisle841/
Belleiole840/
Belisle8214,968/
Belleil82500/
Bellile82461/
Bellele823/
Belleuille804/
Belloeil78554/
Belleili78403/
Bellille78119/
Bellelle7881/
Bell-Lee789/
Belisley781/
Billisle780/
Bellil7510,004/
Bleile751,457/
Bellel75507/
Blisle75200/
Bllisl750/
Beilloeil7422/
Bell-Hill744/
Bellheale741/
Belloisla741/
Blue-Ilie741/
Beileilei741/
Belloeuil741/
Ba Ellele741/
Bellewill740/
Belloille740/
Bellili717,043/
Bellila71864/
Bellale71584/
Bélisle71427/
Belleli71399/
Bellule71143/
Bellelo71102/
Belliel7182/
Bellail7163/
Bellela7162/
Balisle7155/
Ballele7133/
Belelei7128/
Belliol7121/
Ballile7116/
Beillil7115/
B'Leile7110/
Bellilo7110/
Bellyle719/
Bellial718/
Bellily717/
Bellely716/
Bellole715/
Bele-Ol715/
Behllil715/
Billile714/
Belloil714/
Pellile713/
Billeil712/
Bilisle712/
Billele712/
Beileil711/
Beilele711/
Beillel711/
Bellehl711/
Bellley711/
Belysle711/
Bell-El711/
Bleyile711/
Beallel711/
Belalee711/
Belloel711/
Balleil711/
Blisley710/
Belluel710/
Bellell710/
Belleal710/
Pell-Hiley703/
Bell-Ealey701/
Bleil671,956/
Bellelli671,388/
Baillele67536/
Bellouel67203/
Pelloile6748/
Bellella6725/
Belliyel6724/
Belylaei6710/
Bellello678/
Belll677/
Bellelou677/
Bellilli677/
Belloule675/
Boullele675/
Bolliole674/
Bellilou674/
Bllel674/
Bellewal672/
Bellaili672/
Bellaila672/
Beileyil671/
Beaelele671/
Bellilly671/
Bell-Healey671/
Bellaela671/
Balisley671/
Ball-Lee671/
Billeley671/
Billue-Hill671/
Bleiyile671/
Boellela671/
Belallee671/
Bellealawie671/
Beleilei671/
Pellaile671/
Belluelo671/
Bellayel671/
Bolle-Lo671/
Bhellail671/
Bailleil671/
Baillile671/
Ba Llele671/
Bell Lee671/
Belloili671/
Beluleiu670/

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