Explore the Family Name Belli

The meaning of Belli

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Bello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Aldo, Remo, Caesar, Dino, Guido, Antonio, Edo, Elio, Enrico, Ferdinando, Guilio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Belli has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Belli ranked 15,539th in popularity among surnames in the United States, while a decade later, it had moved up to the 15,303rd place - a positive change of 1.52%. The number of people carrying this surname also increased from 1,728 in 2000 to 1,918 in 2010, signifying an 11.0% growth. Proportionally per 100,000 people, it slightly rose from 0.64 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010, which corresponds to a 1.56% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,539	#15,303	1.52%
Count	1,728	1,918	11%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.65	1.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belli

Talking about the ethnic identity associated with the Belli surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, most bearers identified as White, accounting for 90.91% in 2000, although that proportion decreased to 87.02% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic significantly increased from 5.38% to 9.02% - a 67.66% rise. Those identifying as Black made up 1.56% in 2000, but this figure dropped to 1.20% in 2010. A small yet growing percentage of people bearing the surname identified as belonging to two or more races, increasing from 1.04% in 2000 to 1.41% in 2010. There were no records of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.91%	87.02%	-4.28%
Hispanic	5.38%	9.02%	67.66%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.41%	35.58%
Black	1.56%	1.2%	-23.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%