How common is the surname Belew?

3,086 people in the United States had the surname Belew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,047 Americans. It ranked 10,427th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Belew?

Adrian Belew, American rock musician.

Where is the surname Belew most common?

Wikidata records people named Belew in the United States.

Is the surname Belew getting more or less common?

More common. 2,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,086 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Belew

A surname, carried by 3,086 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Belew is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,086 people named Belew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,047 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,806.

#10,427

rank among US surnames

3,086

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+10%

change since 2000 (was #10,501)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,422	Pyne	3,089	99,950
#10,424	Boots	3,087	100,015
#10,427	Belew	3,086	100,047
#10,429	Yearwood	3,085	100,080
#10,434	Dineen	3,083	100,145

Who is named Belew

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

86% of people named Belew identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Belews

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adrian Belew
American rock musician, born 1949

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Belew

Belew has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

Questions

How common is the surname Belew?: 3,086 people in the United States had the surname Belew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,047 Americans. It ranked 10,427th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Belew?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Belew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Belew?: Adrian Belew, American rock musician.
Where is the surname Belew most common?: Wikidata records people named Belew in the United States.
Is the surname Belew getting more or less common?: More common. 2,806 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,086 in 2010, up 10%.