Belyea (also spelled Bulyea or Boulier) is a French

Huguenot The Huguenots ( , also , ) were a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed, or Calvinist, tradition of Protestantism. The term, which may be derived from the name of a Swiss political leader, the Genevan burgomaster Be ...

surname. It is mostly found in Canada, among descendants of

United Empire Loyalists United Empire Loyalists (or simply Loyalists) is an honorific title which was first given by the 1st Lord Dorchester, the Governor of Quebec, and Governor General of The Canadas, to American Loyalists who resettled in British North America duri ...

, who moved north as refugees during and after the

American War of Independence The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...

. The name may refer to:

People

* George H. V. Bulyea (1859–1928), Canadian politician *

Helen Belyea Helen Reynolds Belyea, (February 11, 1913 – May 20, 1986), was a Canadian geologist best known for her research, in Western Canada, of the Devonian System, a geologic period of the Paleozoic era. Early life and education Belyea was born ...

(1913–1986), Canadian geologist * Herbert Belyea (1917–2001), Canadian musician *(Alexzander J. Belyea) (2003–present) American rancher

Places

* Belyea's Point Light, New Brunswick, Canada *

Bulyea, Saskatchewan Bulyea ( 2016 population: ) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of McKillop No. 220 and Census Division No. 6. History Bulyea was first settled in 1882-1883 by immigrants from the United King ...

, Canada *

Bulyea Heights, Edmonton Bulyea Heights is a residential neighbourhood in the Riverbend area of south west Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The neighbourhood overlooks Whitemud Creek Ravine. The neighbourhood is named for George H. V. Bulyea, first Lieutenant-Governor of th ...

, Canada * Mount Bulyea, Canada *the lonely belyea, brownwood, texas French-language surnames