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Where Does The Last Name Bells Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bells is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bells click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bells? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Bells is the 411,077^th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Bells reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bells is also the 1,336,256^th most common forename in the world, borne by 55 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 766,298. In The United States Bells is most common in: Georgia, where 15 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 13 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.

Bells Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Bells has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bells surname expanded 210 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bells Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bells are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bells earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.25% less than the national average, earning R 113,472 per year; in United States they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $37,319 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% less than the national average, earning $48,934 CAD per year.