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

Bellmyer, 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 Bellmyer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bellmyer in America

Bellmyer is the 98099th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bellmyer surname appeared 185 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 Bellmyer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bellmyer 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 Bellmyer

The surname BELLMYER is believed to have originated in the German-speaking regions of Central Europe, specifically in the areas that are now modern-day Germany and Switzerland. It is thought to have emerged during the Middle Ages, likely between the 12th and 15th centuries.

The name BELLMYER is thought to be derived from the German word "Bel" or "Bell," which means "bell," and the word "Myer," which is a variant of the German occupational surname "Meyer" or "Meier," meaning a steward or overseer of an estate or farm. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who was responsible for ringing the bells, perhaps at a church, monastery, or village.

There are no known references to the name BELLMYER in historical records such as the Domesday Book, as it is a relatively recent surname in the grand scheme of European history. However, some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in German parish records and census documents from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname BELLMYER was Hans Bellmyer, who was born around 1550 in the town of Boppard, located in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany. Another early bearer of the name was Johann Bellmyer, who was born in 1621 in the town of Oberndorf, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the surname BELLMYER. For example, Friedrich Bellmyer (1806-1879) was a German-born American farmer and landowner who settled in Pennsylvania in the early 19th century. Heinrich Bellmyer (1832-1908) was a German-American architect and builder who designed several notable buildings in the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Other individuals with the surname BELLMYER include the German painter and illustrator Karl Bellmyer (1867-1942), the American politician and judge William Bellmyer (1887-1964), and the German-American author and poet Elise Bellmyer (1901-1988).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bellmyer

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

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

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