Bello Family History & Genealogy

Summary

The name Bello is a nickname surname for a fair or handsome man. The
surname was originally derived from the Latin adjective bellus, which means beautiful.

History

The name Bello was traced to its source in Galicia, in the northwestern region of the Iberian peninsula. The Bello family originated in Galicia, a region of Spain with a unique cultural and linguistic heritage. One of the earliest records of the name is found in the registers of the monastery of Celanova, in Galicia, dating from the eleventh century: the name of Arias Bello appears in an entry dated 1064. From Galicia the family branched to other regions of the Christian north, including Leon and Castile. With the Reconquest, the family branched to southern Spain, and became established in such major centers as Seville and Cordoba. There are now branches of the family in virtually every region of Spain.

Name Origin

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Spellings & Pronunciations

The variations Bello, Bella, Bellón, Bellon, Belloso and Bellico, do, however, stem from the same heritage.

Nationality & Ethnicity

Spain - Hispano-Roman

Famous People named Bello

Prominent among members of the family Juan Bello de Guzmán, who was made a Knight of St. John in 1540, and Venezuelan lawyer, educator; Benito Bello de Torices (c. 1660-1714), a Spanish composer, maestro at the Convent of Las Descalzas Reales and professor of music at the Royal College of Pages of His Majesty, Madrid; and poet Andrés Bello, who eventually settled in Chile, where he wrote extensively on such diverse topics as international law and Spanish grammar. Some current famous Bellos:
Luis Belló Martínez (1929-2021) known as Belló II, a Spanish football
player and manager
• Fernando Lima Bello (1931-2021) Portugal sailor, member of the
International Olympic Committee since 1989
• Mahmud Kanti Bello (1945-2017) Nigerian senator
• Maria Bello (b.1967) American actress
• Doris M Bello, American educator
• Luis Bello y Trompeta, Spanish journalist
• Joaquín Bello, Chilean writer
• Agostín Acosta y Bello, Cuban poet
• Toribio Vidal Bello (1878-1923) poet from Uruguay
• Umberto J. Bello, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of
Stamford, Connecticut, 1957 (Independent), 1959 (Republican
primary), 1959 (Independent)

Early Bellos

These are the earliest records we have of the Bello family.