How common is the surname Bellamy?

17,167 people in the United States had the surname Bellamy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,985 Americans. It ranked 2,108th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bellamy?

Edward Bellamy, American author and socialist (1850–1898), followed by Ralph Bellamy.

Where is the surname Bellamy most common?

Wikidata records people named Bellamy in the United States.

How do you pronounce Bellamy?

Bellamy is /ˈbɛləmi/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Bellamy getting more or less common?

More common. 15,850 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,167 in 2010, up 8.3%.

Is Bellamy also a first name?

Yes. Bellamy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bellamy

A Norman surname, carried by 17,167 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɛləmi/ 3 syllables Soundex B450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bellamy is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

Of Norman origin, from Old French bel (“fair”) + ami (“friend”). Could also be a locational surname from the Norman town of Bêlleme (Belesme).

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,167 people named Bellamy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,985 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,850.

#2,108

rank among US surnames

17,167

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,101)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,099	Oakley	17,238	17,911
#2,100	Whittaker	17,234	17,915
#2,102	Huddleston	17,231	17,918
#2,103	Hoff	17,223	17,926
#2,104	Staples	17,217	17,933
#2,105	Mireles	17,186	17,965
#2,106	Mohr	17,180	17,971

Who is named Bellamy

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

54% of people named Bellamy identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 54%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Bellamys

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Edward Bellamy
American author and socialist (1850–1898)
Ralph Bellamy
American actor (1904–1991)
Madge Bellamy
American actress (1899–1990)
Walt Bellamy
American basketball player (1939-2013)
Ned Bellamy
American actor, born 1957
Carol Bellamy
American politician, born 1942
Bill Bellamy
American comedian and actor, born 1965
Francis Bellamy
American Christian socialist Baptist minister (1855–1931)
Kacey Bellamy
American women's ice hockey player, born 1987
Diana Bellamy
American actress (1943-2001)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bellamy

Bellamy has the Soundex code B450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B450.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bellamy come from?: Of Norman origin, from Old French bel (“fair”) + ami (“friend”). Could also be a locational surname from the Norman town of Bêlleme (Belesme).
How common is the surname Bellamy?: 17,167 people in the United States had the surname Bellamy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,985 Americans. It ranked 2,108th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bellamy?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Bellamy identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bellamy?: Edward Bellamy, American author and socialist (1850–1898), followed by Ralph Bellamy.
Where is the surname Bellamy most common?: Wikidata records people named Bellamy in the United States.
How do you pronounce Bellamy?: Bellamy is /ˈbɛləmi/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Bellamy getting more or less common?: More common. 15,850 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,167 in 2010, up 8.3%.
Is Bellamy also a first name?: Yes. Bellamy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.