Explore the Family Name Bellet

The meaning of Bellet

French: 1. nickname for a handsome man, from a derivative of bel ‘beautiful, handsome’ (see Bel). 2. habitational name from Bellet, the name of several places in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Alain.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bellet saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bellet ranked 75,695th in terms of commonality among surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped to rank as the 78,040th most common surname. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people bearing this surname increased slightly from 237 to 245, a change of 3.38%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 11.11%, indicating that while more people carried this surname, its share of the total population shrunk.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,695	#78,040	-3.1%
Count	237	245	3.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bellet

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bellet. In both 2000 and 2010, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though there was a slight decrease in this percentage from 95.36% to 93.06%. The data shows an increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 2.95% to 4.08%. Notably, in 2010, a small percentage (2.04%) of individuals with this surname began identifying as Black. There were no reported changes in Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	93.06%	-2.41%
Hispanic	2.95%	4.08%	38.31%
Black	0%	2.04%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%