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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
- Sarah A Bell -- --, 1791 April 13, 1881 South Carolina
- Thomas Bell -- --, 1420 December 0, 1503
- Margaret Williams Bell -- --, 1847 April 24, 1922 Ohio
- John Bell -- --, 1750 December 0, 1780
- John W. Bell -- --, 1876 December 0, 1905
Bell Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Samuel Bell -- --, 1809 December 0, 1850 Tennessee
- Margaret Bell -- --, 1784 January 23, 1871 North Carolina
- Fremont Bell -- --, 1886 August 23, 1967 Ohio
- Maria Bell -- --, 1830 December 0, 1868
- Florence Emily Bell -- --, 1890 March 20, 1964
