Save Type Surname Usage Lithuanian Pronounced Pron. [bɐ.ˈbraˑʊ̯.skɐs], [bɐ.ˈbrɒʊ̯ˑ.skɐs] [key·simplify] Meaning & History Ultimately from the Balto-Slavic element *bébrus meaning "beaver". It is possibly an adaptation of Polish Bobrowski, or a related Slavic surname.