Burton EnglishFrom a common English place name, derived from Old English meaning "fortified town".
Busch GermanMeans
"bush" in German, a name for someone who lived close to a thicket.
Bush EnglishOriginally a name for a person who lived near a prominent bush or thicket.
Busto Spanish, ItalianFrom the name of towns in Spain and Italy, derived from Late Latin
bustum meaning "ox pasture".
Butcher EnglishOccupational name for a butcher, derived from Old French
bouchier.
Butkus LithuanianPossibly from a given name that was derived from Lithuanian
būti meaning "to be, to exist".
Butler English, IrishOccupational name derived from Norman French
butiller "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin
butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel
Gone with the Wind (1936).
Butts EnglishFrom a nickname meaning
"thick, stumpy", from Middle English
butt.
Byqvist SwedishDerived from Swedish
by (Old Norse
býr) meaning "village" and
qvist (Old Norse
kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".