Bellamy (surname)

Bellamy is a surname of French origin, from the words beau/bel (good, fair, handsome) and ami (friend, companion, kinsman). Ultimately deriving from the Latin bellum/bellus and amicus. It could also be a local surname meaning "from Belleme".

Notable people with the surname include:

• Arthur Bellamy (1942–2014), English footballer
• Auzerais Bellamy, 21st century American pastry chef
• Béatrice Bellamy (born 1966), French politician
• Benjamin Bellamy (1891–1985), English first-class cricketer
• Benjamin Plim Bellamy (1782–1847), English thespian
• Bert Bellamy (1896–1978), English footballer
• Bill Bellamy (born 1965), American actor, stand-up comedian, and MTV host
• Carol Bellamy (born 1942), American activist
• Charles Bellamy (fl.1717–1720), English pirate
• Charlotte Bellamy (born 1973), English actress
• Craig Bellamy (born 1979), Welsh footballer
• Craig Bellamy (rugby league) (born 1959), Australian rugby league coach
• Daniel Bellamy, the elder (born 1687), English writer
• Daniel Bellamy, the younger (died 1788), English writer and divine
• David Bellamy (1933–2019), British botanist and writer
• Davin Bellamy (born 1994), American football player
• Denise Bellamy (fl. 1998–1999), Canadian judge
• Dodie Bellamy (born 1951), American writer
• Earl Bellamy (1917–2003), American television and film director
• Edward Bellamy (1850–1898), American journalist, utopian, and writer of speculative fiction
• Francis Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
• François-Xavier Bellamy (born 1985), French philosopher and politician
• Frank Bellamy (1917–1976), British comics artist
• George Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gordon Bellamy (born 1970), American game developer
• Hans Schindler Bellamy (1901–1982), Austrian author
• Jacobus Bellamy (1757–1786), Dutch poet
• James Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jay Bellamy (born 1972), American football player
• Jerome Bellamy (died 1568), English Catholic
• John Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joseph Bellamy (1719–1790), American theologian
• Josh Bellamy (born 1989), American football player
• June Rose Bellamy (1932–2020), the First Lady of Myanmar to Ne Win, 4th President of Burma
• Leslie Ballamy (1903–1991), automobile engineer, designer of split front suspension
• LeVante Bellamy (born 1996), American football player
• Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), American actress
• Matt Bellamy (born 1978), singer and guitarist with the rock band Muse
• Mike Bellamy (born 1966), American football player
• Ned Bellamy (born 1957), American actor
• Peter Bellamy (1944–1991), British musician
• Ralph Bellamy (1904–1991), American actor
• Richard Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ron Bellamy (born 1964), American professional boxer
• Roscoe Bellamy (born 2000), American professional pickleball player
• Samuel Bellamy (1689–1717), also known as "Black Sam" Bellamy, early 18th-century pirate captain
• Sarah Bellamy (1770–1843), a convict on the First Fleet to Australia.
• Steven Bellamy (born 1950), British martial artist
• Thomas Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tom Bellamy (born 1980), singer with The Cooper Temple Clause
• Tony Bellamy (1946–2009), lead guitarist, pianist and vocalist of the 1970s band Redbone
• Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player
• Walt Bellamy (1939–2013), American basketball player

See also

• Bellamy (disambiguation), which includes among other things some fictional people called Bellamy