The surname Belleville
A surname, carried by 1,010 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈbɛlˌvɪl/ 2 syllables Soundex B414
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.
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%
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%.