# 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
* Roscoe Bellamy (born 2000), American professional pickleball player
* 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