How common is the surname Bellis?

2,628 people in the United States had the surname Bellis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,483 Americans. It ranked 11,914th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bellis?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bellis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bellis?

Catherine Bellis, American female tennis player.

Where is the surname Bellis most common?

Wikidata records people named Bellis in the United States.

Is the surname Bellis getting more or less common?

More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,628 in 2010, up 9.1%.

The surname Bellis

A surname, carried by 2,628 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bellis is more common than 92.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,628 people named Bellis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,483 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,408.

#11,914

rank among US surnames

2,628

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,903)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,907	Beauvais	2,629	117,438
#11,914	Cowgill	2,628	117,483
#11,919	Karsten	2,627	117,528

Who is named Bellis

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

92% of people named Bellis identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Belliss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherine Bellis
American female tennis player, born 1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bellis

Bellis has the Soundex code B420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B420.

Questions

How common is the surname Bellis?: 2,628 people in the United States had the surname Bellis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,483 Americans. It ranked 11,914th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bellis?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bellis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bellis?: Catherine Bellis, American female tennis player.
Where is the surname Bellis most common?: Wikidata records people named Bellis in the United States.
Is the surname Bellis getting more or less common?: More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,628 in 2010, up 9.1%.