Belt Family History

Belt Surname Meaning

English and North German: metonymic occupational name for a leather belt or strap maker or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive belt from Middle English belt ‘belt girdle’ (Old English belt) Middle Low German balt. German: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Baldher (see Belter).

North German: habitational name from a place called Beelte (see Belter). Dutch (also Van den Belt): topographic name from belt ‘low hill’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bell, Bolt, Best, Beck, Butt, Felt, Beltz, Kell, Welt, Bert

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12K	Military Records
3K	Immigration Records
45K	Census and Voter Lists
230K	Member Trees

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Where is the Belt family from?

You can see how Belt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Belt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Belt families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 151 Belt families living in Yorkshire. This was about 32% of all the recorded Belt's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Belt families in 1891.

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What did your Belt ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Cowman and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Belt. 24% of Belt men worked as a Cowman and 73% of Belt women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Belt were Colliery hewer and Domestic duties.

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Cowman

24%

Farmer

24%

General labourer

18%

Colliery hewer

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Domestic duties

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Census Record

There are 45K census records available for the last name Belt. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Belt census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Belt. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 12K military records available for the last name Belt. For the veterans among your Belt ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Belt lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Belt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Belt in 1945 was 24, and 70 in 2004.

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Belt Surname Meaning

North German: habitational name from a place called Beelte (see Belter). Dutch (also Van den Belt): topographic name from belt ‘low hill’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Belt family from?

What did your Belt ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Cowman

24%

Farmer

24%

General labourer

18%

Colliery hewer

12%

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Domestic duties

What Belt family records will you find?

What is the average Belt lifespan?

Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Belt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Belt in 1945 was 24, and 70 in 2004.

Belt Family History

Belt Surname Meaning

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Belt Surname Meaning

361,000 record(s) for Belt

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Where is the Belt family from?

What did your Belt ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Belt family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Belt lifespan?

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