Surname Checker / Bell
How Common Is the Last Name Bell?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Bell today
244,252
Ranked #106 of 162,254 published surnames · 74.78 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 220,599 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
61.11%
Black
32.35%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.55%
Hispanic
2.46%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.