Belville Surname

325,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Belville Surname Definition:

From Belville or Bellavilla, near Dieppe, Normandy. Ranulph de Bellaville gave lands in Yorkshire to Vaudry Abbey, Lincoln (Mon. i. 833).

Belville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0721:338,11530,487
France441:1,509,607143,950
England141:3,979,861125,553
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2691:186,68716,510

Belville (30) may also be a first name.

Belville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Belville or Bellavilla, near Dieppe, Normandy. Ranulph de Bellaville gave lands in Yorkshire to Vaudry Abbey, Lincoln (Mon. i. 833).

The Norman People (1874)

Belville: from a place of that name, near Dieppe. Jean de Belleville took part in the Third Crusade. This old Norman house is now represented by the Marquis de Belleville. Nicholas de Belville held lands in Devon (Testa de Nevill), and the family is still represented there as Belfield.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Belville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belville is most common in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Belville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belville? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 325,707th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,381,389 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Belville live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,072 people, or 1 in 338,115. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Florida, where 4 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Belville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Belville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Belville last name rose 399 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Belville surname are 2.42% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.81% being registered to vote for the party.

Belville earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bealville940/
Belvill93131/
Belvile937/
Belvalle888/
Belvelle882/
Balville881/
Belvilla880/
Bilville880/
Belvil865/
Vielville8212/
Belvail8024/
Belvale8021/
Belvele801/
Belvell800/
Belveall750/
Veilleville741/
Belvel71103/
Baalvilli711/
Belveal67553/
Balwile6749/
Baluile6721/
Velvele674/
Velvili671/
Belvela671/
Velvel5724/
Vilvil572/
Vilvel571/
Villevelli563/
Boluele539/
Bolweli532/
Bolwele532/
Vilvila532/
Vilvili531/
Villevellai531/
Velveal531/
Velvela531/
Welvely531/
Balweli531/
Balvelli501/
Baalwili501/
Velvelis501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belville
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