where does the last name bell come from
Bell (surname)
The surname is derived from the Middle English bell . This surname likely originated as an occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker ; or else from a topographic name for someone who lived by an actual bell , or by a house sign or inn sign . In other cases , the surname Bell is derived from the mediaeval personal name Bel . The masculine form of this personal name is derived from the Old French beu , bel ( `` handsome '' ) ; the feminine form of the name represents a short form of Isobel . In some cases , the surname originates from a nickname , or descriptive name , derived from the Old French bel ( `` beautiful '' , `` fair '' ) . In other cases , the surname Bell represents an English form of the Gaelic surname Mac Giolla Mhaoil ( `` son of the servant of the devotee '' ) . In some cases , the surname is derived from placenames in Norway ( Bell ) and Germany ( Bell in Rhineland ; and possibly Belle , in Westphalia ) . The surname Bell is also sometimes an Anglicized form of the German Böhl or Böll . 
The surname is derived from the Middle English bell . This surname likely originated as an occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker ; or else from a topographic name for someone who lived by an actual bell , or by a house sign or inn sign . In other cases , the surname Bell is derived from the mediaeval personal name Bel . The masculine form of this personal name is derived from the Old French beu , bel ( `` handsome '' ) ; the feminine form of the name represents a short form of Isobel . In some cases , the surname originates from a nickname , or descriptive name , derived from the Old French bel ( `` beautiful '' , `` fair '' ) . In other cases , the surname Bell represents an English form of the Gaelic surname Mac Giolla Mhaoil ( `` son of the servant of the devotee '' ) . In some cases , the surname is derived from placenames in Norway ( Bell ) and Germany ( Bell in Rhineland ; and possibly Belle , in Westphalia ) . The surname Bell is also sometimes an Anglicized form of the German Böhl or Böll .
The surname is derived from the Middle English bell.  This surname likely originated as an occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker; or else from a topographic name for someone who lived by an actual bell, or by a house sign or inn sign. In some cases it is derived from the Old French bel ("beautiful") or from placenames like in Norway (Bell) and Germany (Bell in Rhineland; and possibly Belle, in Westphalia).
The surname is derived from the Middle English bell . This surname likely originated as an occupational name for a bell ringer or bell maker ; or else from a topographic name for someone who lived by an actual bell , or by a house sign or inn sign . In some cases , the surname originates from a nickname , or descriptive name , derived from the Old French bel ( `` beautiful '' , `` fair '' ) . In some cases , the surname is derived from placenames in Norway ( Bell ) and Germany ( Bell in Rhineland ; and possibly Belle , in Westphalia ) .