Bell Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 51
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 274
Channel Islands 27
Cheshire 370
Cornwall 33
Cumberland 2,906
Derbyshire 105
Devon 146
Dorset 70
Durham 2,887
Essex 335
Gloucestershire 141
Hampshire 269
Herefordshire 10
Hertfordshire 130
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 136
Isle of Man 190
Kent 259
Lancashire 1,922
Leicestershire 183
Lincolnshire 1,228
London 2,133
Middlesex 75
Northumberland 2,982
Norfolk 936
Northamptonshire 261
Nottinghamshire 576
Oxfordshire 54
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 136
Shropshire 42
Suffolk 128
Somerset 235
Surrey 68
Sussex 86
Staffordshire 198
Warwickshire 192
Westmorland 314
Wiltshire 239
Worcestershire 97
Yorkshire 3,778

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 7
Cardiganshire 2
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 12
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 16
Glamorgan 6
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 22
Monmouthshire 17
Pembrokeshire 18
Radnorshire 3

Bell Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bell family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 1,028
Female Servant 972
Independent 668
Farmer 383
Labourer 338
Male Servant 329
Coal Miner 245
Shoe Maker 178
Tailor 123
Ag Labourer 122
Joiner 113
Dress Maker 93
Lead Miner 93
Independant 91
Blacksmith 89
Weaver 84
Carpenter 80
Apprentice 66
Grocer 65
Mariner 64
Pauper 61
Mason 60
Gardener 58
Cotton Weaver 56
Clerk 55

Most Frequent Forenames for Bell

Name Census Frequency
John Bell 23,365
Mary Bell 22,929
William Bell 21,321
Elizabeth Bell 15,085
Thomas Bell 12,883
George Bell 12,070
James Bell 10,388
Sarah Bell 9,913
Jane Bell 9,328
Robert Bell 8,416
Margaret Bell 7,783
Ann Bell 7,484
Joseph Bell 7,106
Henry Bell 4,810
Charles Bell 4,642
Annie Bell 4,451
Hannah Bell 4,051
Alice Bell 3,388
Edward Bell 3,285
Eliza Bell 3,140
Ellen Bell 3,081
Isabella Bell 3,049
Richard Bell 2,879
Emma Bell 2,758
Martha Bell 2,438

Bell Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bell 100% 322,230
2 Ball 75% 192,195
3 Bull 75% 93,254
4 Bill 75% 15,346
5 Abell 80% 6,873
6 Beall 80% 3,632
7 Baillie 43% 3,597
8 Boll 75% 2,170
9 Beel 75% 2,026
10 Ibell 80% 552
11 Iball 60% 537
12 Belle 80% 231
13 Balle 60% 179
14 Bellie 67% 155
15 Boull 60% 134
16 Ballie 50% 122
17 Bolle 60% 121
18 Bella 80% 120
19 Belli 80% 120
20 Bel 75% 114
21 Bille 60% 108

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The surname Bell is the most popular version of all its varients

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