Last Name BELLEW

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Meaning 'De Bellew,' a corruption of 'De Belle Eau,' that is, "from the beautiful water." The family originally came from Italy; they went into England with William the Conqueror, and afterward settled in Meath, Ireland.
Origin French, Irish

Rank 11,642 (2000 US census) 15,921 (1990 US census)
Count 2,471 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.75%, or 2366 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.36%, or 9 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.32%, or 8 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.32%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.46%, or 36 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.78%, or 44 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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