The belo Surname

belo Name Meaning and History

Portuguese: nickname for a handsome man (perhaps in some instances ironically for an ugly one), from belo ‘handsome’. Compare Spanish Bello.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The belo name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the belo family name as far back in history as possible.

belo Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of belo Families in the US in 1920

Number of belo families

5-8

2-4

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belo surname	caugle	2
belya and batta surnames	caugle1	0
belya and batta surnames	caugle1	0
Alfred Horatio Belo obit, 1901	LYNN	0
ALFRED BELO	gailf62	0
Robert W. Belo & Mattie Williams Belo	Ridalong66	0
OBIT-Grace M. BELO	Janetlrk	0
Belo ancestors	bq316	6
George Belo m. Nancy Wood	cardinalli	0
John Herschel Belo m. Anna May Roberts	cardinalli	0

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