Belleville

Belleville Meaning & Origin

About Belleville
The surname Belleville is of French origin and is derived from the words "belle" meaning beautiful and "ville" meaning town or city. Therefore, the meaning of the surname Belleville is "beautiful town" or "beautiful city." It is likely that the name originally referred to someone who lived in or was associated with a particularly attractive or picturesque town or city.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Belleville is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Belleville: 1,010
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 24,702
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.34

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Belleville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Belleville is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLFL
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B0401040
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AH0 L V IH1 L
🌐 IPA
/bəlˈvɪl/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLFL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B414

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Belleville in Braille

Here's how to represent Belleville in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Belleville in braille

How to sign the name Belleville using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Belleville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Belleville in sign language

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