Find out how popular the last name Beldock is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Beldock.

Beldock, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Beldock surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beldock in America

Beldock is the 129047th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beldock surname appeared 132 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Beldock.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beldock to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Beldock

The surname BELDOCK has its origins in England, with records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be a locational name, derived from a place name such as Bellock or Beldock, which were small villages or hamlets in the counties of Yorkshire or Lancashire. The name may have evolved from an Old English word meaning "a bell-shaped hill" or "a bell-shaped pool."

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in parish records and court rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries. For example, a John Beldock was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire in 1589, while a William Beldock was mentioned in the Protestation Returns of Lancashire in 1641.

In the late 17th century, the BELDOCK surname appeared in the Hearth Tax Rolls of Yorkshire, suggesting that families with this name were living in the region at the time. One notable individual was Thomas BELDOCK, a yeoman farmer recorded in the 1672 Hearth Tax Rolls for the East Riding of Yorkshire.

As the centuries progressed, the BELDOCK name spread across England, with some bearers of the name migrating to other parts of the British Isles and eventually to the colonies of North America and the British Empire. In the 19th century, a Peter BELDOCK (1801-1876) was a prominent merchant and landowner in the city of Liverpool.

Other notable individuals with the BELDOCK surname include:

1. William BELDOCK (1818-1892), a British inventor and engineer who patented several designs for agricultural machinery.
2. Henry BELDOCK (1841-1911), a Scottish architect responsible for designing several churches and public buildings in Glasgow.
3. Elizabeth BELDOCK (1875-1954), an English novelist and poet known for her works exploring rural life in the Yorkshire Dales.
4. James BELDOCK (1907-1983), a Canadian politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Winnipeg South from 1957 to 1965.
5. Richard BELDOCK (1923-2001), an American actor and director who appeared in numerous Broadway productions and television shows in the 1960s and 1970s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beldock

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Beldock.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Beldock was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Beldock has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Beldock was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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