| ![Show Contents]() Bellen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Italy
Spain
Etymology of BellenWhat does the name Bellen mean? The ancestry of those bearing the name of Bellen 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 Bellen 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 Bellen familyThe surname Bellen was first found in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula. Early History of the Bellen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bellen research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1064, 1540, 1660 and 1714 are included under the topic Early Bellen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bellen Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Bello, Bella, Bellón, Bellon, Belloso and many more. Early Notables of the Bellen familyJuan 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 Descalzas Reales and professor of music...
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| Bellen migration to the United States | + |
Bellen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Bellen, who landed in Mississippi in 1858 1
- Patrick Bellen, aged 40, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1860 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Bellen (post 1700) | + |
- William J. Bellen, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Onondaga County 1st District, 1897
- A. G. Bellen, American politician, Mayor of Titusville, Pennsylvania, 1933
- 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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