The Bellay surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 139 people carried this name — #123,796 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 137 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 399 people named Bellay.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Bellay live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Bellay,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean du Bellay 1492–1560 · bishop -
Martin du Bellay 1495–1559 · diplomat -
René du Bellay 1500–1546 · Catholic priest -
Martin du Bellay 1571–1637 · military leader -
Jean-François Bellay 1789–1858 · painter -
René du Bellay d. 1606 · military leader
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bellay.
- Belland 822 · U.S. census
- Bellandi 101 · U.S. census
- Bellanger 1,090 · U.S. census
- Bellard 2,966 · U.S. census
- Bellas 890 · U.S. census
- Bellavia 785 · U.S. census
- Belle 4,246 · U.S. census
- Belleau 637 · U.S. census
- Bellefontaine 139 · U.S. census
- Bellegarde 344 · U.S. census
- Bellemare 557 · U.S. census
- Bellen 199 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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