Bella History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bella family

The surname Bella was first found in the city of Verona, where earliest records are found in 1279 with Vivaldo and Filippo Bellanda, city councilors, and with the Bellani family who were well in known for their peace-making efforts. Jacobus de Belviso (c. 1270-1335) was an Italian jurist from Bologna.

Early History of the Bella family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bella research. The years 1370, 1418, 1435, 1475, 1552, 1588, 1595, 1598, 1601, 1610, 1616, 1620, 1654, 1656, 1661, 1664, 1670, 1726, 1813 and 1820 are included under the topic Early Bella History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bella Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Bella include Belli, Bello, Bella, De Bello, De Belli, Debelli, De Bei, De Bellis, Di Bello, Lo Bello, Lobello, Lubello, Lubelli, La Bella, Labella, Bellavista, Bellido, Bellardi, Bellezza, Bellone, Bellarmini, Bellacati, Bellacera, Bellelli, Belleli, Belle, Belletti, Bellettini, Bellini, Bellino, Bellin, Belluzzi, Bellocci, Bellozzi, Bellotti, Belotti, Bellotto, Bellotta, Belloni, Bellacci, Bellaccini, Ballacchini, Bellazzi, Bellami, Bellemo, Bellen, Bellandi, Bellani, Bellano, Bellan, Bellardo, Bellasi, Bellati, Bellato, Belliato, Bellero, Belleri, Belleschi, Bellesi, Belligi, Bellisi, Bellugi, Belluschi, Belushi, Bellussi, Bellutti, Bellutta, Bellassai, Bellantonio, Bellantoni, Bellantone, Bellantuone, Bellocchio, Bellocchi, Bellebuono, Bellobuono, Bellabuono, Bellomo, Belluomo, Begliuomini and many more.

Early Notables of the Bella family

Prominent among members of the family was

Gualtieri di Bellante, a Baron and castle owner in Abruzzo in the 13th century. Members of the Belloni family in Venice were noblemen, knights, military captains, and politicians around the same time...
Alvise Bellacati was a famous doctor in Padua. Giovanni Bellacera was Baron of Regalmigieri in 1418. Ottone Belloni was mayor of Asti, Forli, Siena, Lucca, Fano, and Fermo in the 15th century. Frances...
Domenico Belli was made Grand Chancellor of the House of Savoy in 1588 and given power in Italy, France and Spain. Roberto Bellarmini was Cardinal in Montepulciano in 1598, Archbishop of Capua in 1601...
Ottavio Bellini was mayor of Bologna in the 17th century. Members of the Bellone family in Messina were made barons around this time. Members of the Belloni family were professors at the University of...

Bella Ranking

In the United States, the name Bella is the 15,273^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Bella migration to the United States +

Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Bella or a variant listed above:

Bella Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Bella, who landed in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1763 2
Philip Bella, who landed in New York in 1796 2
Sophie Bella, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1797 2

Bella Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Marino Bella, aged 16, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
Fe Bella, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1825 2
Gerquina Bella, aged 30, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1837 2
Mauricio Bella, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
Charles Bella, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1856 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bella (post 1700) +

Joseph Di Bella, American politician, Mayor of Howell Township, New Jersey, 2007 3
Mahjoub Ben Bella (1946-2020), Algerian-born French painter and designer
Bella Emberg (1937-2018), born Sybil Dyke, an English comedy actress from Brighton, Sussex, known for her work on The Benny Hill Show, The Russ Abbot Show and Bear Behaving Badly
Bella Bellow (1945-1973), Togolese singer
Bella Freud (b. 1961), London-based fashion designer
Bella Abzug (b. 1920), American feminist/lawyer/politician
Bella Meese, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1988 4
Bella Waldman, American politician, Candidate for Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1935 5
Bella Torrillo, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1972; Presidential Elector for New York, 1972 6
Bella C. Westfall, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1916 7

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html