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Early Origins of the Bellin family

The surname Bellin 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 Bellin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bellin 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 Bellin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bellin 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 Bellin 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 Bellin family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • 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...


United States Bellin migration to the United States +

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

Bellin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jeane Bellin, who landed in Virginia in 1700 1
  • Matthew Bellin, who landed in Virginia in 1701 1
  • Elizabetha Bellin, who arrived in New York, NY in 1710 1
Bellin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Michael Bellin, aged 41, who arrived in America in 1839 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bellin (post 1700) +

  • Julius J. Bellin, American Republican politician, Candidate for Wisconsin State Assembly from Brown County 2nd District, 1902
  • Robert Bellin, author


  1. 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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