Last Name BELL

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Meaning The son of Bell, i.e. Isabel; nickname Bella or Bell. Another possibility is the nickname 'le bel,' i.e. the beautiful. The last option is a local name meaning 'at the Bell,' i.e. an inn-sign, or one who dwelt by the bell, i.e. bell-chamber.
A name taken from the sign of an inn or shop. The sign of a bell was frequently used. "John at the Bell" became "John Bell" 'Bel,' French, beautiful, handsome, fine.
Origin English, Jewish, Spanish, French, Norwegian, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Ugandan, Haitian, Creole, Austrian, Belgian, Nigerian, South african, Mauritian, Hungarian

Rank 67 (2000 US census) 58 (1990 US census)
Count 264,752 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 63.57%, or 168303 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 31.78%, or 84138 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.41%, or 1085 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.9%, or 2383 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.8%, or 4766 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.55%, or 4104 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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