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

The surname Bells is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

It is the 411,077^th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,583,682 people. Bells 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. It is also the 1,336,256^th most common first name world-wide It is held by 55 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 473 people, or 1 in 766,298. In The United States it is most numerous 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 found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Bells Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Bells has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 bearing the Bells last name is primarily Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bells last name are 4.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.69% 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.