Bellows Surname

83,788th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Bellows Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Bell-house.' The bell house or tower was frequently detached from the church; v. Bellhouse (Historical English Dictionary), early corrupted to Bellows.

Richard de Belhouse, Norfolk, 31 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

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Bellows Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0391:71,9318,317
Canada4741:77,7338,736
England2011:277,20421,667
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Jersey51:19,8403,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4501:34,6344,130

Bellows (10) may also be a first name.

Bellows Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the Bell-house.' The bell house or tower was frequently detached from the church; v. Bellhouse (Historical English Dictionary), early corrupted to Bellows.

Richard de Belhouse, Norfolk, 31 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

John de Belhouse, Norfolk, 1333: ibid.

Ricardus de Belhus, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de la Belh use, Kent, ibid.

Johannes de Bellehous, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Belhowse, Close Rolls, 18 Richard II.

William Bellowes, Yorkshire, 1440. Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

1590. Baptised — Richard, s. Edward Bellow sc: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1671. Married — John Bellhouse and Jane Butson: St. George, Hanover Square.

That Bellows is a derivative of Bellhouse is questionable.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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

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

Anglo-Saxon bel-hus, a mansion. It was a mark of dignity to be possessed of a bell. In the reign of Athelstan every ceorle or freeman who owned five hides of land, a church, a kitchen, and a bell-house took rank as a Thane. De Belhus and De la Belhuse are in H.R.

That Bellows is a derivative of Bellhouse is questionable.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Armorially identified with Bellowe, and Bellewe or Bellew.

The Norman People (1874)

Bellows Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bellows is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellows? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 83,788th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,262,569 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Bellows live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,039 people, or 1 in 71,931. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Bellows exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Bellows Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bellows has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bellows last name expanded 348 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bellows Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bellows last name are 8.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.18% registered with the party.

The amount Bellows earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.53% more than the national average, earning R 467,040 per year; in United States they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $45,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $47,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Billows86697/
Vellows861/
Bellaws861/
Bellews861/
Blows831,579/
Billiows801/
Blouws77153/
Blowse771/
Bloews770/
Blowhs770/
Billobs711/
Bellabs711/
Villows711/
Billews710/
Billaws710/
Blews67207/
Billoufs670/
Billiauws6318/
Blauws627/
Blaaws624/
Billubs571/
Billufs570/
Blawz501/
Blavs501/
Blewz500/

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