# Belmont (surname)

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

A surname from Anglo-Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,363 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,648 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 91,807 people |
| Change since 2000 | +14% (2,944 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛlmɒnt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From either French bel (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain, mount”), or else Italian bel (a clipped form of bello (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Belmont 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 13% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Belmont in the United States.

## People named Belmont

- Alva Belmont, American suffragette and socialite (1853–1933)
- Perry Belmont, American politician (1851–1947)
- Oliver Belmont, American congressman for New York (1858–1908)
- Virginia Belmont, American actress (1921-2014)
- August Belmont Jr., American financier (1853–1924)

## Similar surnames

Belmonte, Bellman, Belmontes, Belman, Blumenthal, Billman, Bollman, Blumenfeld, Bulman, Bohlman.

## 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.