How common is the surname Bellinger?

5,825 people in the United States had the surname Bellinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,004 Americans. It ranked 5,917th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bellinger?

Cody Bellinger, American baseball player (born 1995).

Where is the surname Bellinger most common?

Wikidata records people named Bellinger in the United States.

Is the surname Bellinger getting more or less common?

More common. 5,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,825 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Bellinger

A surname, carried by 5,825 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bellinger is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,825 people named Bellinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,004 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,158.

#5,917

rank among US surnames

5,825

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+12.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,124)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,911	Turnage	5,831	52,949
#5,913	Barner	5,827	52,985
#5,914	Blume	5,826	52,994
#5,917	Bellinger	5,825	53,004

Who is named Bellinger

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

69% of people named Bellinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bellingers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cody Bellinger
American baseball player (born 1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bellinger

Bellinger has the Soundex code B452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B452.

Questions

How common is the surname Bellinger?: 5,825 people in the United States had the surname Bellinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,004 Americans. It ranked 5,917th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bellinger?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Bellinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bellinger?: Cody Bellinger, American baseball player (born 1995).
Where is the surname Bellinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Bellinger in the United States.
Is the surname Bellinger getting more or less common?: More common. 5,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,825 in 2010, up 13%.