Belles is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Belles
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Lastname Belles is variant of the Bell. This common surname is doubtless le Bel, Old French for fine, handsome; and in this form it is found in the Hundred Rolls The chief habitation of the Bells has long been on the Scottish border. In a MS. of 1590, relating to the defences of that district, we find in Cumberland, under Bridekirk, this entry: About them is a great surname of Bells and Carlisles, who have been long in feud with the Irwyns." Again: "In Gilsland is no great surname: the Belles is the most." Archæolog. XXII.

A variant of LaBelle. The handsome man.

The surname is the variant of Bell. Dweller at the sign of the bell; the handsome one; descendant of Bel, a pet form of Isabel meaning "oath to Baal".

How popular is Belles?

Belles is common in Spain, United States, France, Brazil, Philippines.

Belles is ranked 84328 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Belles bearers increased by 5.75 per cent in 2010 US census to 1912 since 2000, the surname slipped by 335 spots and ranked at 15340. The last name was found in around 6 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.68 93.86
Hispanic or Latino 4.39 2.38
Others 1.2 1.16
Black 0.63 0.72
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.58 0.94
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0.94
Belles is quite popular family name mostly used in Spain however Saint Barthelemy lie ahead in terms of density. Around 5730 people have been found who wears Belles as their family name. Belles is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Belles:
2,047 Spain2,540
16,693 United States2,206
Countries with hundreds of Belles:
34,564 France298
40,031 Brazil186
72,243 Philippines141
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
33,531 Netherlands63
83,187 Germany61
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,182 Argentina44
10,698 Ecuador33
27,059 Mexico29
51,586 Belgium21
19,125 Chile19
77,522 Greece16
18,218 Uruguay14

Immigrants to US

From Germany

27 years old Antonie Belles who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on May 8, 1882 by Hohenstaufen put out from Bremen. Chr.Jos. Belles, aged 40, U Belles, aged 7 months old, 19 years old Nic. Belles, are others that migrated to US.

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