Bello History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bello

What does the name Bello mean?

The ancestry of those bearing the name of Bello is rooted in an ancient Spanish landscape. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Bello is a nickname surname for a fair or handsome man. The surname was originally derived from the Latin adjective bellus, which means beautiful. The Belén, Bellon and other like variants are the Spanish name for Bethlehem and are frequently used as a forename.

Early Origins of the Bello family

The surname Bello was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Bello family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bello research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1064, 1540, 1660 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Bello History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bello Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bello, Bella, Bellón, Bellon, Belloso and many more.

Early Notables of the Bello family

Prominent among members of the family

Juan Bello de Guzmán, who was made a Knight of St. John in 1540, and Venezuelan lawyer, educator
Benito Bello de Torices (c. 1660-1714), a Spanish composer, maestro at the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales and professor of music at the Royal College of Pages of His Majesty, Madrid

Bello Ranking

In the United States, the name Bello is the 3,001^st most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bello is ranked the 5,621^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Bello migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bello Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Nuno Bello, who sailed to America in 1535
Juan Bello, who sailed to Peru in 1584

Bello Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Bias Bello, aged 45, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 3
Nuno Bello, who landed in America in 1835 3
M De Bello, aged 31, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836 3
Angel Bello de Castro to Puerto Rico in 1860
Domingo Bello, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 3
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Bello Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Adamo Bello, who settled in America from Campobasso, Italy, in 1907
Agostino Bello, aged 24, who landed in America from Cellino, Lecce, in 1909
Amelia Bello, aged 11, who landed in America from Ortanova, Italy, in 1909
Agostino Bello, aged 29, who immigrated to America from Sedigliano, Italy, in 1910
Alessandro Bello, aged 28, who landed in America from Castigliole, Italy, in 1910
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bello (post 1700) +

Maria Bello (b. 1967), American actress
Doris M Bello, American educator
Umberto J. Bello, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, 1957 (Independent), 1959 (Republican primary), 1959 (Independent)
Alvin J. Bello, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 1st District, 1964
Rodrigo Bello (1981-2024), Spanish film producer and assistant director
Luis Belló Martínez (1929-2021), known as Belló II, a Spanish football player and manager
Luis Bello y Trompeta, Spanish journalist
Noël del Bello (1938-2024), French racing driver
Andrés Bello, Venezuelan intellectual leader, a humanist, poet, philosopher, educator and philologist
Fernando Lima Bello (1931-2021), Portugal sailor, member of the International Olympic Committee since 1989
... (Another 4 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)