Bellow

See also: bellow

English

Alternative forms

Billow

Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for a bellows maker.

Proper noun

Bellow (plural Bellows)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Bellow is the 25684^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 960 individuals. Bellow is most common among White (64.17%) and Black/African American (28.75%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bellow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 133.

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