Belliveau Surname

74,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Belliveau Surname Definition:

(French) Dweller in a beautiful valley.

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Belliveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,8241:9,6351,446
United States2,6591:136,31414,272
France501:1,328,454133,611
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
England81:6,964,757184,742
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Belliveau Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Dweller in a beautiful valley.

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

User-submitted Reference

The Belliveau name is of Old French origin and is either a topographical surname used in the first instance of someone who lived in a 'lovely valley' or a locational surname for someone who came from a place so named.

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Belliveau Last Name Facts

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

Belliveau is found most in Canada. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belliveau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 74,781st most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,108,709 people. The surname Belliveau is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Belliveau reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in Canada, where it is held by 3,824 people, or 1 in 9,635. In Canada it is mostly found in: New Brunswick, where 46 percent are found, Ontario, where 17 percent are found and Nova Scotia, where 13 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Belliveau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belliveau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belliveau last name increased 17,727 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belliveau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Belliveau last name are 17.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Belliveau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,901 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% less than the national average, earning $46,271 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belliveaeu951/
Bellivieau951/
Bellivea941/
Bellivieu892/
Bliveau8878/
Bellebia71324/
Bellevia711/
Bellibia711/
Blevia531/
Bleweay502/
Bleweah501/
Blevius500/

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