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
 * 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