Belleville Surname

90,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Belleville Surname Definition:

A French local name, signifying "the fair or beautiful town." There are several places so called in Normandy.

Belleville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,2511:29,5083,610
United States1,5871:228,39322,048
Canada8941:41,2145,139
Australia4221:63,9717,671
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Belleville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A French local name, signifying "the fair or beautiful town." There are several places so called in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Belleville Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belleville is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belleville? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,921st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,383,624 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Belleville live; 47 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 2,251 people, or 1 in 29,508. In France Belleville is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 29 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 18 percent are found and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 12 percent are found. Aside from France this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Belleville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Belleville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belleville last name expanded 2,035 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belleville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Belleville last name are 9.17% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Belleville earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $45,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.21% less than the national average, earning $43,618 CAD per year.

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