Bellwood Surname

228,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bellwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bellwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1171:49,8826,192
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Scotland231:232,77511,829
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6301:38,6914,955
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Bellwood Last Name Facts

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

Bellwood is found most in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellwood? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 228,573rd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,110,291 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Bellwood reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,117 people, or 1 in 49,882. In England Bellwood is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 37 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Durham, where 12 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Bellwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bellwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bellwood last name grew 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 656 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bellwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bellwood surname are 4.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58% registered with the party.

The amount Bellwood earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.74% less than the national average, earning R 140,832 per year; in United States they earn 43.97% more than the national average, earning $62,122 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $47,000 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellwoods941/
Boellwood940/
Belwood93214/
Bellwod930/
Billwood885/
Bellwodd881/
Beslwood880/
Bilwood806/
Belwad718/
Belluot6742/
Bhelwad672/
Bellbot671/
Belboud671/
Belouhad631/
Bellwatts591/
Belbot57173/
Bilwad576/
Belbad573/
Beluot571/
Belwate5332/
Belbout536/
Billbud531/
Bellbut531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bellwood
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