The origin of the name Bell is English and the Coat of Arms contains Blue shield with a gold stripe between three gold bells. The Crest is A Falcon. The family motto is Ardenter amo.
Spelling variations include: Bell, Belle and others.
First found in Dumfriesshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Alexander Bell who settled in Virginia in 1654; George Bell settled in Virginia in 1638; James Bell settled in the Barbados in 1635; John Bell who settled in Virginia in 1638.
