Explore the Family Name Bellar

The meaning of Bellar

Americanized form of German Beller.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Bellar" has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 23,326 in popularity with 1018 individuals carrying this last name. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 29,279 and the count of people bearing this surname had decreased to 808, illustrating a negative change of 25.52% in rank and 20.63% in count. The proportion per 100k also fell by 28.95%, going from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,326	#29,279	-25.52%
Count	1,018	808	-20.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.27	-28.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bellar

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Bellar" saw some shifts during the same time period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, majority of the individuals with this surname identified as White (95.58%), followed by those identifying as Hispanic or Black (both at 1.18%), and a small portion identifying with two or more races (1.38%). There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, although most Bellars still identified as White (94.18%), there was a slight increase in those identifying as Black (1.61%) and those identifying with two or more races (1.49%). The census for 2010 also recorded people of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity adopting the surname, but there were no individuals who identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	94.18%	-1.46%
Black	1.18%	1.61%	36.44%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.49%	7.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.36%	0%
Hispanic	1.18%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%