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Bachvarov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бъчвар (bachvar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".

Baggins Literature
Created by J. R. R. Tolkien for the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, the hero of The Hobbit (1937), and also for his cousin Frodo Baggins, the hero of The Lord of the Rings (1954). He probably derived it from the English word bag. The Baggins family home was called Bag End, and Tolkien himself had an aunt who owned a farm by this name, so that may have been his inspiration. Tolkien used English-like translations of many hobbit names; according to his notes the real hobbit-language form of the surname was Labingi.

Banister English
Variant of Bannister.

Bannister English
From Norman French banastre meaning "basket". This was originally a name for a maker of baskets.

Beitel German
Variant of Beutel.

Beutel German
From Middle High German biutel meaning "bag", originally belonging to a person who made or sold bags.

Böcker German
Variant of Böttcher.

Bodnár Hungarian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Hungarian.

Bondarenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian бондар (bondar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".

Böttcher German
Occupational name meaning "cooper, barrel maker" in German.

Calderón Spanish
Occupational name for a person who made, repaired or sold cauldrons or kettles, from Spanish calderón "cauldron", from Late Latin caldaria.

Case English
From Norman French casse meaning "box, case", ultimately from Latin capsa. This was an occupational name for a box maker.

Cash English
Variant of Case.

Cooper English
Means "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.

Coupe English
From Middle English coupe meaning "barrel", a name for a barrel maker or cooper.

Cuijper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Cuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Cuyper Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Cuypers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Hafner German
Occupational name for a potter, derived from Old High German hafan "pot, vessel".

Havener German
Variant of Hafner.

Hooper English
Occupational name for someone who put the metal hoops around wooden barrels.

Kádár Hungarian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Hungarian.

Kiefer 2 German
Occupational name for a barrel maker, derived from Old High German kuofa meaning "barrel".

Kistler German
Occupational name meaning "chest maker, cabinetmaker" from Middle High German kiste.

Kistner German
Variant of Kistler.

Košar Croatian
From Croatian koš meaning "basket", originally indicating a person who made or sold baskets.

Kröger German
Variant of Krüger 1 and Krüger 2.

Krüger 2 German
In southern Germany an occupational name for a potter, derived from Middle High German kruoc meaning "jug, pot".

Kruger German
Variant of Krüger 1 and Krüger 2.

Kuijpers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Kuiper Dutch
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Dutch.

Kuipers Dutch
Variant of Kuiper.

Lagunov m Russian
Derived from Russian лагун (lagun) meaning "water barrel". It was used to denote the descendants of a person who made water barrels.

Pander Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Panders Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Pender 2 Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Penders Dutch
From Middle Dutch paender meaning "brewer", derived from panne meaning "pan, pot", ultimately from Latin patina.

Penners Dutch
Variant of Penders.

Pintér Hungarian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Hungarian.

Schrijnemakers Dutch
Occupational name for a cabinet maker, from Dutch schrijn "box, container" and maker "maker".

Sommer 2 German
From Middle High German sumber or sommer meaning "basket, wickerwork, drum".

Tasse French
From Old French tasse "purse, bag", an occupational name for a maker or seller of purses.

Tinker English
Occupational name for a mender of kettles, pots and pans. The name could derive from the tinking sound made by light hammering on metal. It is possible that the word comes from the word tin, the material with which the tinker worked.

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