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Bello Surname Meaning

Spanish and Italian: from bello ‘handsome’ (from Late Latin bellus), hence a nickname for a handsome man or perhaps in some instances ironically for an ugly one. In medieval Italy, the word was also applied as an omen or well-wishing name.

Catalan (Belló): shortened form of Abelló (see Abello).

Galician: variant of Vello from a personal name which is either a variant of Vela or a derivative of Latin vetulus, a diminutive of vetus ‘old’.

Assyrian/Chaldean: from Belos, the Greek name of a mythical Assyrian king.

West African (mainly Nigeria, also Niger and Benin): Hausa and Yoruba name of Fulani origin, an altered form of Ballo.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Bello families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bello family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bello families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 14 Bello families living in Ontario. This was about 64% of all the recorded Bello's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bello families in 1911.

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Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Bello life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Bello in 1947 was 50, and 74 in 2004.

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