BicchieriItalian Means "drinking glasses" in Italian, referring originally to a person who made or sold them.
BiermannGerman Derived from German bier "beer" and mann "man". The name may have referred to a brewer or a tavern owner.
BoivinFrench Nickname for a wine drinker, from Old French boi "to drink" and vin "wine".
BorosHungarian Derived from Hungarian bor"wine". Originally it could have indicated someone who made or sold wine.
BrauerLow German Derived from Middle Low German bruwer meaning "brewer".
BrewerEnglish Occupational name for a maker of ale or beer.
BrewsterEnglish Variant of Brewer, originally a feminine form of the occupational term.
BrouwerDutch Occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, Middle Dutch brouwer.
BuschGerman Means "bush" in German, a name for someone who lived close to a thicket.
ButlerEnglish, Irish Occupational 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).
ChmelamCzech Derived from Czech chmel"hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.
MillerEnglish Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".
PendersDutch From Middle Dutch paender meaning "brewer", derived from panne meaning "pan, pot", ultimately from Latin patina.
PittalugaItalian Originally a nickname for somebody who steals grapes from vineyards. In the Genoese dialect pittà means "to pick" and uga means "grapes" (uva in Italian).
PopeEnglish From a nickname that originally designated a person who played the part of the pope in a play or pageant. Otherwise the name could be used as a nickname for a man with a solemn, austere, or pious appearance. It is derived from Latin papa, ultimately from Greek πάππας (pappas) meaning "father".
SchenkGerman, Dutch From Middle High German, Middle Dutch schenke meaning "wine server" (from Old High German scenken "to pour out").
SchröterGerman Means "beer-porter, wine-porter" in German, an occupational name for a carrier of wine or beer barrels.
SörösHungarian From Hungarian sör meaning "beer". Originally the name was given to beer brewers.
VinogradovmRussian Means "vineyard" in Russian (ultimately from German), referring to a person who worked at a vineyard or lived near one.
WalkerEnglish Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".
WeimannGerman From German Wein meaning "wine", an occupational name for a wine seller or producer.
WinshipEnglish Possibly denoted a person who came from Wincheap Street in Canterbury, England. It is uncertain origin, possibly meaning "wine market" in Old English.