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

Bellinder, 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 Bellinder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bellinder in America

Bellinder is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bellinder surname appeared 116 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 Bellinder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bellinder 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 Bellinder

The surname Bellinder has its origins in the Anglo-Saxon regions of England, dating back to the 8th century CE. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "bell" and "linden," referring to a linden tree near a bell or a bell-shaped object. The name was often written as "Bellendir" or "Bellender" in early records.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which records a landowner named Aelfric Bellendir in the county of Oxfordshire. This suggests that the name was already well-established in certain parts of England by the late 11th century.

In the 13th century, records show a Robertus Bellender living in the village of Wymondham, Norfolk. This spelling variation further demonstrates the name's evolution over time and across different regions.

During the 14th century, a prominent figure named John Bellinder (c. 1310-1378) was a renowned scholar and theologian at the University of Oxford. His works on medieval philosophy and theology were highly influential during his lifetime.

Another notable individual was Sir William Bellinder (c. 1450-1521), a knight and landowner from Gloucestershire. He served as a member of the King's Privy Council during the reign of Henry VIII and played a significant role in the English Reformation.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various forms, such as "Bellynder" and "Belinder," as evidenced by records from the parish churches of Warwickshire and Lincolnshire.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in its modern spelling, "Bellinder," can be found in the baptismal records of St. Mary's Church in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, in 1592, which mentions the baptism of a child named Elizabeth Bellinder.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the Bellinder name continued to be associated with various prominent individuals, including Sir Edward Bellinder (1625-1701), a renowned judge and legal scholar, and Captain Thomas Bellinder (1675-1745), a naval officer who served in the British Royal Navy during the War of the Spanish Succession.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bellinder

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

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

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