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The surname Belleville

A surname, carried by 1,010 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɛlˌvɪl/ 2 syllables Soundex B414

Belleville: #24,702 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Belleville #24,702, 1,010 people Belleville: #24,702 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Belleville #24,702, 1,010 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Belleville is more common than 84.8% of them.

Origin

From Belle + -ville. * (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”). * (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”. * (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis Gore.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,010 people named Belleville in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 305,689 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,014.

#24,702
rank among US surnames
1,010
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
-0.4%
change since 2000 (was #23,391)

Who is named Belleville

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

93% of people named Belleville identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 93%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
  • Two or more races 0.8%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Belleville come from?
From Belle + -ville. * (French commune): From French Belleville, derived from belle vue (“beautiful view”). * (neighbourhood of Paris): From French Belleville, literally “beautiful town”. * (city in Ontario): Renamed in honour of Lady Annabella Gore after an 1816 visit with her husband, Francis…
How common is the surname Belleville?
1,010 people in the United States had the surname Belleville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 305,689 Americans. It ranked 24,702nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Belleville?
In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Belleville identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
How do you pronounce Belleville?
Belleville is /ˈbɛlˌvɪl/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Belleville getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,014 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,010 in 2010, down 0.4%.