How common is the surname Bellman?

2,253 people in the United States had the surname Bellman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,038 Americans. It ranked 13,486th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bellman?

Richard E. Bellman, American mathematician (1920–1984), followed by Gina Bellman.

Where is the surname Bellman most common?

Wikidata records people named Bellman in the United States and New Zealand.

Is the surname Bellman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,253 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Bellman

An occupational surname, carried by 2,253 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B455

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bellman is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.

Bellman is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,253 people named Bellman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 137,038 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,041.

#13,486

rank among US surnames

2,253

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,635)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,477	Corner	2,256	136,855
#13,480	Lunceford	2,255	136,916
#13,483	Bartelt	2,254	136,977
#13,486	Freda	2,253	137,038
#13,491	Hillenbrand	2,252	137,098
#13,494	Porche	2,251	137,159

Who is named Bellman

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

86% of people named Bellman identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bellmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard E. Bellman
American mathematician (1920–1984)
Gina Bellman
British actress, born 1966

Notable Bellmans come mostly from the United States (1) and New Zealand (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bellman

Bellman has the Soundex code B455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B455.

Questions

How common is the surname Bellman?: 2,253 people in the United States had the surname Bellman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,038 Americans. It ranked 13,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bellman?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Bellman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bellman?: Richard E. Bellman, American mathematician (1920–1984), followed by Gina Bellman.
Where is the surname Bellman most common?: Wikidata records people named Bellman in the United States and New Zealand.
What type of surname is Bellman?: Bellman is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Bellman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,041 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,253 in 2010, up 10%.