Explore the Family Name Belmar

The meaning of Belmar

1. Spanish and Portuguese: probably a topographic name from bel(lo) mar ‘lovely sea’. 2. Altered form of French Canadian Bellemare. History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Belmar are descendants of Jean-Baptiste Gélinas dit Bellemare from Canada (see Bellemare).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Belmar has seen a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 48380 among all U.S. surnames, falling to 49365 in 2010. This represents a decrease of approximately 2.04%. However, the number of people with the surname increased from 410 in 2000 to 426 in 2010, a growth of 3.9%. Despite this increase, its proportion per 100,000 people declined by 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,380	#49,365	-2.04%
Count	410	426	3.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belmar

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Belmar, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it is predominantly found within three major groups: White, Hispanic and Black. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of white individuals with this surname deceased from 39.51% to 31.46%, a change of -20.37%. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase of 26.63% in the Hispanic group, up from 23.17% to 29.34%. The presence of this surname among the Black community also grew from 34.88% to 37.79%, showing an 8.34% increase. However, the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero, while that for those identifying as two or more races fell to zero in 2010 after being recorded at 1.46% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	34.88%	37.79%	8.34%
White	39.51%	31.46%	-20.37%
Hispanic	23.17%	29.34%	26.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.46%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%