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

The surname Bells is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bells.

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

This last name is the 411,077^th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,583,682 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Bells live; 61 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bells is also the 1,336,256^th most frequent given name world-wide, borne by 55 people.

The surname Bells is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 473 people, or 1 in 766,298. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 15 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Bells is found in 46 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Bells Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence 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 contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 78 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bells Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bells last name is principally Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bells surname are 4.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.69% being registered to vote for the 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.