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

Bellhorn, 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 Bellhorn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bellhorn in America

Bellhorn is the 148347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bellhorn surname appeared 111 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 Bellhorn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bellhorn 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 Bellhorn

The surname Bellhorn has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Germanic words "belle" meaning "bell" and "horn," likely referring to a bellmaker or someone who worked with bells or horn instruments.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Bellhorn name can be found in the records of the town of Augsburg, where a certain Hans Bellhorn is listed as a citizen in the year 1402. Another early reference comes from the city of Regensburg, where a Michael Bellhorn is mentioned in a guild register from 1481.

The Bellhorn family seems to have been concentrated in the southern regions of Germany, particularly in Bavaria and the surrounding areas. The name appears in various local records and documents from the 15th and 16th centuries, often associated with towns and villages near the Bavarian Alps.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Bellhorn family relocated to the Netherlands, where they settled in the city of Amsterdam. One notable figure from this Dutch line was Johannes Bellhorn (1630-1702), a respected merchant and member of the city council.

As the Bellhorn name spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling variations, including Belhorne, Belhorn, and Belhouern. In the 18th century, a family by the name of Belhorn settled in the Russian Empire, where they became prominent landowners in the Baltic region.

Among the notable individuals with the Bellhorn surname, one can mention Hermann Bellhorn (1828-1904), a German politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Reichstag. Another prominent figure was Wilhelm Bellhorn (1867-1942), a German architect known for his work on several iconic buildings in Berlin.

In the 19th century, the Bellhorn name also made its way to the United States, with immigrants from Germany and other parts of Europe settling in various parts of the country. One early American bearer of the name was Johann Bellhorn (1812-1891), who immigrated from Bavaria and became a successful farmer in Ohio.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bellhorn

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

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

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