Belty Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Haiti

Belty Surname Definition:

From the lands of Beltie in the parish of Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire. William Belty in record in Aberdeen, 1489 (CRA, p. 417). Thomas Belty, notary public in barony of O'Neill, 1538—1563 (Laing, 420; RSCA, I, p. 205).

Belty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Haiti381:281,1559,538
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Belty (244) may also be a first name.

Belty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Beltie in the parish of Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeenshire. William Belty in record in Aberdeen, 1489 (CRA, p. 417). Thomas Belty, notary public in barony of O'Neill, 1538—1563 (Laing, 420; RSCA, I, p. 205).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Belty Last Name Facts

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

Belty is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belty? popularity and diffusion

The last name Belty is the 1,589,322nd most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Belty live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 571,890th most common forename on earth, held by 244 people.

Belty is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 35 percent live, North Carolina, where 27 percent live and Oklahoma, where 15 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 3 percent live.

Belty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Belty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belty last name grew 180 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Belty are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Belty earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beltey919/
Belthy914/
Beltay911/
Beltiy911/
Bielty910/
Belteys830/
Beultey830/
Belta80436/
Belte80352/
Belti8044/
Bilty8029/
Belté802/
Belter734,012/
Beelte73290/
Boelte73215/
Beltha73175/
Beltis73147/
Belteu73143/
Beltes7382/
Beltei7379/
Beltai7347/
Buelte7327/
Billty7319/
Belthe7315/
Beltee7312/
Bielte738/
Belthé735/
Belthi733/
Bellta733/
Beltie733/
Belted733/
Beltio732/
Vellty732/
Veltay732/
Beelta732/
Beltea732/
Bilthy732/
Beltez732/
Beltti731/
Beltiz731/
Buelti731/
Bellte731/
Biltey731/
Belteh731/
Bltyhe731/
Biltay731/
Biltty731/
Behlte730/
Beulte730/
Beltge730/
Belther6780/
Beeltje6736/
Begliti6716/
Beltehe6713/
Beltich677/
Beltech674/
Beltter673/
Blte672/
Belltti672/
Blti671/
Beltest671/
Belthea671/
Bueltee671/
Behlter671/
Blta671/
Vlty671/
Bltj671/
Buehlte670/
Belthes670/
Belltis670/

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