Bellay is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bellay
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Focused in the West (35), means one who comes from a place called the Bellay (= place where the birch grows).

How popular is Bellay?

Bellay is ranked 229275 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bellay bearers increased by 1.459854 per cent in 2010 US census to 139 since 2000, the surname slipped by 6258 spots and ranked at 123796. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.45 92.7
Black 8.63 5.84
Bellay is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in France which may be its originating country too. Around 1437 people have been found who wears Bellay as their family name. Bellay is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
88,966 Czech Republic7
112,145 Spain7
179,761 Australia6
1,014,159 India4
667 Sierra Leone3
18,718 Thailand2
50,640 Switzerland2
91,784 Netherlands2
65,594 Belgium2
201,317 England2
28,746 Algeria1
6,149 Ethiopia1
20,172 Hungary1
37,779 Serbia1
38,063 Mauritania1
810,193 Indonesia1
153,416 Italy1
24,421 Slovakia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,867 Canada50
Countries with hundreds of Bellay:
9,084 France992
50,182 Germany202
139,837 United States148
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Bellay
 bellay is a gazetteer original surname, locality name in the marl this place name is derived from Low Latin betulletum birch, designated an area characterized by a birch, became the name of the owner.

Bellay Namesakes

  • Joachim du Bellay, Poet
  • Joachim du Bellay, Poet
  • Joachim du Bellay, Poet
  • Eloise Bellay, Actress
  • Eloise Bellay, Actress
  • Joachim du Bellay, Poet

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