The Bellefontaine 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. About the same as in 2000 (139).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Bellefontaine.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 46 people named Bellefontaine live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Bellefontaine,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paul Bellefontaine 1953– · judge
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Lauren Bellefontaine 2000– · ice hockey player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bellefontaine.
- Bellard 2,966 · U.S. census
- Bellas 890 · U.S. census
- Bellavia 785 · U.S. census
- Bellay 139 · U.S. census
- Belle 4,246 · U.S. census
- Belleau 637 · U.S. census
- Bellegarde 344 · U.S. census
- Bellemare 557 · U.S. census
- Bellen 199 · U.S. census
- Bellenger 191 · U.S. census
- Beller 2,847 · U.S. census
- Bellerose 619 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bellefontaine is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.