Bellew Surname

93,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Bellew Surname Definition:

(Fr-Latin) belonging to Bellou or Belleau (France) = the Fair Water. [French bel(le, Latin bell-a (from) fair + French eau, Latin aqua, water] This surname was Latinized in medi­æval documents de Bella Aqua.

Bellew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3761:107,36311,758
England5761:96,73310,275
Ireland5121:9,1971,248
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Northern Ireland991:18,6372,335
South Africa921:588,88845,159
Wales821:37,7383,712
Scotland731:73,3405,569
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Canada411:898,67368,969
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3541:12,5141,694
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5171:97,1359,878

Bellew (20) may also be a first name.

Bellew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Fr-Latin) belonging to Bellou or Belleau (France) = the Fair Water. [French bel(le, Latin bell-a (from) fair + French eau, Latin aqua, water] This surname was Latinized in medi­æval documents de Bella Aqua.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Of Norman origin this family is in Ireland since the thirteenth century. MIF 33; Map Louth

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Bellou or Belleau (fair water), in France.

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

Probably of Norman origin, meaning bel-eau, in Latin bella-aqua, the fair water; the designation of some locality. Belleau is a parish in Lincolnshire. John de B, was a baron of Parliament temp. Edw, I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Northen French) De Bellew, a corruption of De Belle Eau, that is, "from the beautiful water."The family originally came from Italy; they went into England with William the Conqueror, and afterward settled in Meath, Ireland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Belleau or Bella Aqua, in Normandy. William, Osmelin, Guido, and Joseph de Bella Aqua occur in Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). In 1165 this family held knights’ fees in Kent, Berks, and York. Gilbert de Bellu witnessed a charter of the Archbishop of York, c. 1140 (Mon. i. 476). Sire John de Bella Aqua m. Laderina, dau. and coh. of Peter de Brus, Baron of Skelton (Mon. ii. 149). The Lords Bellew of Ireland are of this family.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Bellot; a personal name Bellew in Roll of Battell Abbey; Belot, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book, Gaufrid Belewe and Robt. de Baleewe in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

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

A Norman name: From the Domesday Book, Belot. Bellou, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Bellew: from Belleau or Bella Aqua in Normandy. Not in Domesday or in Wace. First heard of in the twelfth century. An interpolation. Bellow and Pellew are corruptions.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Bellew is an old, though now a rare, Devonshire name. When Polwhele wrote his history of the county nearly a century ago, the Bellews had been lords of the manor of Stockleigh - English for more than 150 years, John Bellew being then in possession. William Bellew was steward of the city of Exeter in 1720 (I.). Henry Bellew was mayor of Barnstaple in 1805 (G.), and the name is still in that neighbourhood.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bellew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bellew occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bellew.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellew? popularity and diffusion

Bellew is the 93,703rd most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,432,019 people. The surname Bellew occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Bellew reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bellew is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,376 people, or 1 in 107,363. In The United States Bellew is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Bellew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bellew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bellew last name grew 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 145 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bellew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bellew last name is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bellew surname are 19.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.4% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bellew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.91% more than the national average, earning R 370,512 per year; in United States they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning $41,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.98% less than the national average, earning $46,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belliew924/
Bellews921/
Belleaw920/
Bllew910/
Billew8346/
Bellef8319/
Bellev834/
Belleb832/
Vellew830/
Blew801,195/
Bellehewe8026/
Belleuf7719/
Billiew776/
Belleva774/
Belliev773/
Belleav771/
Billews770/
Bliew739/
Blewe736/
Bleew731/
Bleuw731/
Blewt731/
Bleaw731/
Blewz730/
Billeb67212/
Vellev6727/
Bhleew679/
Billef673/
Blheew671/
Belliv671/

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