Surnames with "bear" in Meaning

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword bear.
usage
meaning
Bähr German
From Middle High German bër "bear" or ber "boar". This was originally a nickname for a strong or brave person.
Karu Estonian
Means "bear" in Estonian.
Kumagai Japanese
From Japanese (kuma) meaning "bear" and (gai) meaning "valley".
Kumamoto Japanese
From Japanese (kuma) meaning "bear" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Medved Slovene, Croatian, Ukrainian
Means "bear" in several languages, from the Old Slavic root medvědĭ.
Medveď m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Medved.
Medvedev m Russian
Derived from Russian медведь (medved) meaning "bear".
Nedvěd m Czech
Czech cognate of Medved, derived from the dialectal nedvěd.
Orsini Italian
From a nickname meaning "little bear" in Italian, from Latin ursus "bear".