indicate the level to which a name has been verified.Type Surname (from given name)
Other Forms FormsBellison, Beleson, Belessone, Bellesson, Bellson, Belsom
Meaning & History
Either from the Middle English female personal name Belsant (Old French Belisant Belisent from ancient Germanic bili "decent amiable" and swinth "strong fast") or a patronymic from the personal name Bele (see Beal) or a metronymic from a short form of the female personal name Isabel and son. As a Jewish name it's metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Beyle (see Belin) and german sohn "son".