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Bella Family Crest
Bella Family Crest
Bella

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Where did the Spanish Bella family come from? What is the Spanish Bella family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bella family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bella family history?

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.

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

First found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bella research. Another 400 words(29 lines of text) covering the years 1064 and 1540 are included under the topic Early Bella History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bella Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


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

Bella Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Marino Bella, aged 16, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1825
  • Fe Bella, aged 30, landed in New Orleans, La in 1825
  • Gerquina Bella, aged 30, landed in New Orleans, La in 1837
  • Mauricio Bella, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • Charles Bella, who arrived in St Clair County, Ill in 1856


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  1. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Armorial Général by J.B. Rietstap. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. 1967. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-209).
  2. Diez, Ma Del Carmen Galbis. Catalogo de Pasajeros a Indias Durante los siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII Archivo General de Indias Sevilla Volume 6. Murcia, Spain: Ministerio de Cultura, 1986. Print.
  3. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  4. Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
  5. Chronological list of passengers to Spanish America (including Florida and Louisiana, 1538-1559). From documents in the "Indian Archives". Sevilla. Print.
  6. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  7. Colletta, John P. They Came in Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  8. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  9. Atienza, Julio De Atienza. Español: Diccionario Heraldico De Apellidos Españoles Y De Titulos Nobiliarios. Madrid: Aguilar, 1959. Print.
  10. Domínguez, C. Hispano de Apellidos y Blasones. 4 Vols. 2001. Print.
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The Bella Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bella Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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