Bellhouse is a locative surname that derives from

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...

''bel-hous'',

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

''bell-hūs'', or the place name Bell House. Notable people with the surname include: *

Brian Bellhouse Brian J. Bellhouse (1 October 1936 – 12 June 2017) was a British academic, engineer, and entrepreneur, the inventor of PowderJect, a needle-free injection system for delivering medications and vaccines. He was also a professor at the Universi ...

(1937–2017), British academic, engineer, and entrepreneur *

David Bellhouse David Bellhouse (February 8, 1764 – 1840) was an English builder who did much to shape Victorian-era Manchester, both physically and socially. Biography Born in Leeds, Bellhouse received no formal education. An autodidact, he taught himself t ...

(1764–1840), English Victorian builder * Ernest Bellhouse (1871–1920), English footballer * Michael Bellhouse (born 1976), English cricketer * Molly Blackburn, née Bellhouse (1930–1985), South African anti-Apartheid campaigner * Richard Bellhouse (1825–1906), English cricketer, watercolourist, and architect * Thomas Bellhouse (1818–1886), English cricketer

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{{surname Surnames of English origin

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