The family name Bellis has proved difficult to research but I have traced its origins back to Sicily. A lot of immigrants from this area moved to Wales in the UK, creating a Welsh variant of the name. The origins of the name can be traced to Messina, formally Pelorum, the capitol of the province Messina in Scicily. Bellis translates from the Italian as beautiful. Some of the earliest settlers with this name were Edward Bellis who came to St. Christopher in 1635. William Bellis who settled in America in 1730. John Bellis settled in America in 1774 and Manuel Bellis who settled in Philladelphia in 1770.
http://www.houseofnames.com/bellis-coat-of-arms/Italian
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