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Bell Family History
Bell Genealogy & Family TreeBell is an English name from Dumfriesshire, England, where the first Bell on record was Ailuuardus filius Bell in 1086. It comes from the Old English word belle which means “bell” and refers to the occupation of a bell ringer or someone who lived near a bell. It may also come from the French belle meaning “handsome” or “beautiful.” In recent years, it is sometimes used as a given name. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany, Norway, Scotland, and in Hebrew. It is the 36th most common name in Scotland and the 67th most common in the United States. The family motto is Ubi bene ibi patria which means “One’s country is where one is well.”
Other spellings include “Belle,” “Beale,” “Beel,” “Biehl,” Biel,” “Beal,” “Beall,” “Beals,” Beales,” “Bohl,” “Boll,” and “Bale.” Notable people with the surname include Scottish-Canadian-American inventor Alexander Graham Bell, American actress Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars, Frozen, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), British actor Jamie Bell (Billy Elliot, Turn, Jane Eyre), American actress Lake Bell (Million Dollar Arm, What Happens in Vegas, In a World), and American football player Demetress Bell (Buffalo Bills). The first Bell to come to America was James Bell in Barbados in 1635.
Bell Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Etta Murl Bell -- --, 1896 September 10, 1966 Virginia
- Ruth Virginia Bell -- --, 1907 September 0, 1972 Michigan
- James Willich Bell -- --, 1873 March 15, 1959 Illinois
- Mary Archer Bell -- --, 1899 January 4, 1991 Virginia
- Benjamin David Bell -- --, 1890 April 4, 1891 Missouri
Bell Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Bell -- --, 1774 December 0, 1775 Connecticut
- Thomas H. Bell -- --, 1820 February 19, 1891 Tennessee
- Florence Rebecca Bell -- --, 1877 September 6, 1962 Alabama
- Bethana Bell -- --, 1822 December 0, 1845 North Carolina
- Robert John Bell -- --, 1903 September 23, 1982 Manitoba
