Explore the Family Name Bellaire

The meaning of Bellaire

1. Altered form of French Belair, a cognate of 2 below. 2. Walloon and French: habitational name from Bellaire in the province of Liège, Belgium, meaning literally ‘beautiful place’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bellaire has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bellaire was ranked the 52,714th most popular surname, with a count of 369 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the surname had risen to the 50,196th position, representing a 4.78% increase in rank. The total count of individuals with the Bellaire surname also increased by 13.01% to 417 people during this period. However, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#50,196	4.78%
Count	369	417	13.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bellaire

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Bellaire surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a marginal decrease from 88.62% to 85.85%. The percentage identifying as Black saw a modest rise from 8.13% to 9.59%. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races also increased slightly, from 1.9% to 2.16%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2000, this group accounted for 1.20% of the Bellaire surname bearers in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.62%	85.85%	-3.13%
Black	8.13%	9.59%	17.96%
Two or More Races	1.9%	2.16%	13.68%
Hispanic	0%	1.2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%