Bella History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancestry of those bearing the name of Bella is rooted in an ancient Spanish landscape. The process by which hereditary surnames were adopted in Spain is extremely interesting. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. Often they adopted names that were derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The name Bella is a nickname surname for a fair or handsome man. The surname was originally derived from the Latin adjective bellus, which means beautiful. The Belén, Bellon and other like variants are the Spanish name for Bethlehem and are frequently used as a forename.

Early Origins of the Bella family

The surname Bella was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.

Early History of the Bella family

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Bella Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bello, Bella, Bellón, Bellon, Belloso and many more.

Early Notables of the Bella family

Prominent among members of the family Juan Bello de Guzmán, who was made a Knight of St. John in 1540, and Venezuelan lawyer, educator; Benito Bello de Torices (c. 1660-1714), a Spanish composer, maestro at the Convent of Las...
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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 +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

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)
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