How common is the surname Bello?

16,915 people in the United States had the surname Bello in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,253 Americans. It ranked 2,143rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bello?

Maria Bello, American actress, followed by George Bello.

Where is the surname Bello most common?

Wikidata records people named Bello in the United States, Argentina and Benin and 1 other country.

Is the surname Bello getting more or less common?

More common. 11,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,915 in 2010, up 42%.

The surname Bello

A surname, carried by 16,915 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bello is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

* As an Italian and Spanish surname, from the adjective bello (“handsome, beautiful”). * As a Catalan surname, shortened from Abello. * As a Galician surname, variant of Vello, either a variant of Vela or from Latin vetulus. * As a Assyrian/Chaldean (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) surname, from the name of the ancient king Βῆλος (Bêlos). * As a west African surname, Yola and Hausa variant of Ballo (see Barro).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,915 people named Bello in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,253 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,933.

#2,143

rank among US surnames

16,915

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+41.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,779)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,134	Prescott	16,975	18,188
#2,135	Shaver	16,972	18,191
#2,136	Hoffmann	16,966	18,198
#2,137	Lunsford	16,962	18,202
#2,138	Grayson	16,946	18,219
#2,139	Finney	16,939	18,227
#2,140	Bueno	16,936	18,230

Who is named Bello

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

65% of people named Bello identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65%
White (not Hispanic) 24%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Bellos

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maria Bello
American actress, born 1967
George Bello
American soccer player, born 2002
Frank Bello
American bassist, born 1965
Ángel Bello
Argentinian archer, 1951–2013
Babatounde Bello
Beninese footballer, born 1989
Fernando Bello
Argentinian association football player (1910-1974)
Nair Bello
Brazilian actress (1931–2007)

Notable Bellos come mostly from the United States (3), Argentina (2) and Benin (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bello

Bello has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

Questions

Where does the surname Bello come from?: * As an Italian and Spanish surname, from the adjective bello (“handsome, beautiful”). * As a Catalan surname, shortened from Abello. * As a Galician surname, variant of Vello, either a variant of Vela or from Latin vetulus. * As a Assyrian/Chaldean (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic) surname, from the name of…
How common is the surname Bello?: 16,915 people in the United States had the surname Bello in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,253 Americans. It ranked 2,143rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bello?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Bello identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bello?: Maria Bello, American actress, followed by George Bello.
Where is the surname Bello most common?: Wikidata records people named Bello in the United States, Argentina and Benin and 1 other country.
Is the surname Bello getting more or less common?: More common. 11,933 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,915 in 2010, up 42%.