Explore the Family Name Belflower

The meaning of Belflower

Probably an altered form of French Bellefleur (via the intermediate form Belflour). The surname Belflour was brought to the US from England, but it is no longer found there. Compare Bellflower.

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How common is the last name Belflower in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Belflower has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Belflower was ranked as the 34,757th most popular surname in the United States; by 2010, it had risen to 34,495th. The count of individuals carrying this surname also increased by approximatively 6.67%, from 615 in 2000 to 656 in 2010. However, proportionally speaking, per 100,000 people, this surname saw a negligible decline of about 4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,757	#34,495	0.75%
Count	615	656	6.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belflower

The ethnicity associated with the Belflower surname has shown minor changes according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority identify as White, with a nearly unchanged percentage from 96.42% in 2000 to 96.19% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities showed a slight increase of 5.38%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which was not recorded in 2000. Conversely, those identifying as Black were present in 2000 but no longer appeared in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.42%	96.19%	-0.24%
Hispanic	0%	1.98%	0%
Two or More Races	1.3%	1.37%	5.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.14%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%