Bel Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Bel is a branch of the Labelle name tree. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “The beautiful one”.

A variant of Labelle

Records show Bel as one of the forms Labelle took over time. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

427 Americans were listed as Bel in the 2010 census. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames. French birth records list 5,099 children named Bel between 1891 and 2000.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bel, so the heraldry linked to Labelle is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Want more than a summary? See the Bel family name pack.