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The Bellamy surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,167 people carried this name — #2,108 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 17,200 people counted. That is up 8% from 15,850 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bellamy surname

Of Norman origin, from Old French bel (“fair”) + ami (“friend”). Could also be a locational surname from the Norman town of Bêlleme (Belesme).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bellamy» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,569 people named Bellamy.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Seine-Maritime 185
Manche 177
Paris 146
Ille-et-Vilaine 121
Morbihan 105
Vosges 83
Charente-Maritime 64
Loir-et-Cher 48

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 20 people named Bellamy live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Córdoba 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Bellamy in American newspapers,
1877–1907.

Newspaper page from The Lake Charles Echo carrying the name Bellamy
The Lake Charles Echo 1877-02-22
Newspaper page from The River Press carrying the name Bellamy
The River Press 1907-02-13
Newspaper page from The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial District carrying the name Bellamy
The Weekly Thibodaux Sentinel And Journal Of The 8th Senatorial District 1894-03-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 73,251 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bellamy,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jerome Bellamy d. 1586 · politician
  • William Bellamy d. 1733 · politician
  • Edward Bellamy d. 1749 · banker
  • John Bellamy d. 1653 · bookseller
  • Edith Margaret Cayley d. 1935
  • Hilda Mary Bellamy d. 1968

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Bellamy.

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