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

Bellanti, 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 Bellanti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bellanti in America

Bellanti is the 66164th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bellanti surname appeared 299 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 Bellanti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bellanti 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 Bellanti

The surname Bellanti has its origins in Italy, specifically in the regions of Sicily and Calabria. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "bello," meaning "beautiful," and was likely initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone who was considered attractive or good-looking.

The earliest recorded instances of the Bellanti surname can be traced back to the 14th century in various Italian historical records and documents. One notable example is a mention of a certain Nicolo Bellanti in a tax record from the city of Catania, Sicily, dated 1382.

During the Middle Ages, the Bellanti name appeared in several manuscripts and chronicles, particularly those related to the nobility and landowning families of southern Italy. For instance, a branch of the Bellanti family is known to have held estates in the town of Reggio Calabria in the 15th century.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure bearing the Bellanti surname was Girolamo Bellanti, a renowned architect and military engineer who was born in Messina, Sicily, around 1530. He is best known for his contributions to the construction of fortifications and defensive structures throughout Italy and Malta.

Another notable Bellanti was Vincenzo Bellanti, a Sicilian painter and artist who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He is recognized for his religious paintings and frescoes adorning various churches in Palermo and other cities in Sicily.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Bellanti (1819-1893) was a distinguished Italian jurist and legal scholar from Palermo. He served as a judge and wrote several influential works on civil law and jurisprudence.

The Bellanti surname has also been associated with various place names and locations in Italy, such as the village of Bellante in the province of Teramo, Abruzzo, and the town of Bellanti in the province of Reggio Calabria.

While the Bellanti name has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration patterns, particularly to the United States and other countries with significant Italian diasporas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bellanti

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

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 Bellanti 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 Bellanti 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 Bellanti was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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