Last name: BELL
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BELL : This last name is indexed 1,397,621 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
BELL : A name taken from the sign of an inn or shop. The sign of a bell was frequently used. John at the Bell became John Bell. Bel, French, beautiful, handsome, fine.
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