# Bellingham (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bellingham/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 445 |
| US rank (2010) | 47,614 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 693,810 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.0% (416 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛlɪŋəm/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two origins: * The suburb of London is named with the Old English personal name Bera, a byname from bera (“bear”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Northumberland is named with Old English belle (“bell”), in reference to a bell-shaped hill, + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”)

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bellingham in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bellingham in the United Kingdom and Australia.

## People named Bellingham

- Lynda Bellingham, British actress (1948-2014)
- Phillip Bellingham, Australian cross-country skier

## Similar surnames

Bolling, Bellinger, Behling, Bellanger, Balling, Blankenship, Blanchard, Blanco, Bowling, Billings, Blank, Belanger.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.