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Early Origins of the Belin family

The surname Belin was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

Early History of the Belin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Belin research. Another 196 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1148, 1246, 1512, 1611, 1633 and 1677 are included under the topic Early Belin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Belin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Saint-Belin, Saint-Belins, Saint-Bellin, Bellin, Bellins, Belin, Belain, Belains, Belaine, Saint-Bellins, Saint-Belain, Saint-Belains, Saint-Bellain, Saint-Bellain, Saint-Belaine, Saint-Belaines, Saint-Bellaine, Saint-Bellaines, de Saint-Belin and many more.

Early Notables of the Belin family

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Belin Ranking

In the United States, the name Belin is the 17,048th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Belin is ranked the 530th most popular surname with an estimated 8,663 people with that name. 2


United States Belin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Belin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Philip Belin, who arrived in New York in 1796 3

Hindenburg LZ-129
  • Mr. Ferdinand Lammot Belin (1913-1937), "Peter" American Student from Washington, DC, USA, who was a passenger on board the Hindenburg LZ-129 and survived the Airship Fire 4


The Belin Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Ex utroque fortis
Motto Translation: From both the strong


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. Hindenburg Disaster Passenger List | Airships.net. (Retrieved 2014, April 11) . Retrieved from http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/hindenburg-passenger-list/


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