The Belz surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,894 people carried this name — #15,464 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 156,300 people counted. That is down 7% from 2,037 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Belz surname
From Ukrainian Белз (Belz).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Belz» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
831 people named Belz have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 957 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lublin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 380 people named Belz.
14 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 24 départements, most often Morbihan.
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
193 people named Belz live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 50 people named Belz 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
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 25 people named Belz 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 Antwerp.
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.
In print
Belz in American newspapers,
1890.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,110 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Belz,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolaus Belz 1757–1812 · restaurateur
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Jean-Philippe Belz 1831–1917
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Johann Belz 1873–1957 · sculptor
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Wilhelm Belz 1891– · actor
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Maurice Henry Belz 1897–1975 · mathematical statistician
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Gabrielle Belz 1901– · researcher
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Belz.
- Beltran 49,776 · U.S. census
- Beltz 4,603 · U.S. census
- Belus 201 · U.S. census
- Belval 273 · U.S. census
- Belville 902 · U.S. census
- Belviso 130 · U.S. census
- Bemer 218 · U.S. census
- Bemont 125 · U.S. census
- Ben 3,386 · U.S. census
- Bena 568 · U.S. census
- Benac 279 · U.S. census
- Benard 2,407 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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