The Bellas surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 890 people carried this name — #27,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 333,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 895 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Bellas surname
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a belltower, from Middle English belle (“bell”) + hous (“house”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bellas» (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 76 people named Bellas.
5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Hérault.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
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 22 people named Bellas 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Bellas,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Bellas Greenough 1778–1855 · politician -
Jesús Bellas Cao 1891–1937 · miner
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Bruce Bellas 1909–1974 · photographer
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Ralph A. Bellas 1924–2023
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Christian Bellas 1948– · politician
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Allen S. Bellas 1966– · economist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bellas.
- Bellan 393 · U.S. census
- Bellanca 637 · U.S. census
- Belland 822 · U.S. census
- Bellandi 101 · U.S. census
- Bellanger 1,090 · U.S. census
- Bellard 2,966 · U.S. census
- Bellavia 785 · U.S. census
- Bellay 139 · U.S. census
- Belle 4,246 · U.S. census
- Belleau 637 · U.S. census
- Bellefontaine 139 · U.S. census
- Bellegarde 344 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bellas is.
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