Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is Belgian; and the first letter is B.
usage
letter
Baaiman Dutch
Means "son of Baaij", the given name Baaij being a diminutive of names like Baugulf, Boudewijn or Bernard.
Baak Dutch
From a Frisian given name, a short form of Germanic names starting with the element batu "fight, struggle".
Baanders Dutch
Dutch cognate of Banner.
Baar Dutch
Variant of Baars.
Baardwijk Dutch
From the name of a town in the Netherlands, possibly from Baard, a variant of Bert, and wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district".
Baars Dutch
Indicated a person coming from the town of Beers in the Netherlands.
Baart Dutch
Means "beard" in Dutch, originally describing a person who wore a beard.
Baas Dutch
Means "boss, overseer" in Dutch.
Babin French
From the given name Babin, a medieval diminutive of Babylas.
Bakhuizen Dutch
Means "bakery" from Dutch bak "bake" and huis "house", an occupational name for a baker.
Bakker Dutch
Dutch cognate of Baker, from Middle Dutch backere.
Barbier French
French cognate of Barber.
Barends Dutch
Means "son of Barend".
Baron English, French
From the title of nobility, derived from Latin baro (genitive baronis) meaning "man, freeman", possibly from Frankish barō meaning "servant, man, warrior". It was used as a nickname for someone who worked for a baron or acted like a baron.
Barre French
French cognate of Barr.
Basile Italian, French
From the given name Basilio or Basile.
Baudin French
From the given name Baud, French form of Baldo.
Beauchêne French
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and chêne "oak".
Beaufort French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and fort "strong place, fortress".
Beaulieu French
From various French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and lieu "place".
Beaumont French, English
From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and mont "mountain".
Beethoven Dutch (Archaic)
From a place name derived from Dutch beet "beet, beetroot" and hoven "farms". This name was borne by the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), whose family was of Flemish origin. The surname is now mostly extinct.
Bélanger French
From the given name Bérenger.
Bellamy French, English
From Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".
Bellerose French
Means "beautiful rose" in French.
Belmont French, English
French and English form of Belmonte.
Benoit French
From the given name Benoît.
Béranger French
From the given name Bérenger.
Berg German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From Old High German, Old Dutch and Old Norse berg meaning "mountain".
Berger 1 French
Occupational name meaning "shepherd", from Old French bergier.
Béringer French
From the given name Bérenger.
Bernard um French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.
Bertrand French
Derived from the given name Bertrand.
Beulen Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Beulens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Beumer Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Baumer or Böhmer.
Beumers Dutch
Possibly a Dutch form of Baumer or Böhmer.
Bezuidenhout Dutch
From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.
Blaise French
Derived from the given name Blaise.
Blanc French
Means "white" in French. The name referred to a person who was pale, or whose hair was blond.
Blanchard French, English
Derived from the given name Blanchard.
Blanchet French
From a diminutive of the name Blanc.
Boelens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Boels Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.
Boerefijn Dutch
Possibly an adaptation of French beurre fin meaning "good butter".
Boivin French
Nickname for a wine drinker, from Old French boi "to drink" and vin "wine".
Bonfils French
Derived from Old French bon fils meaning "good son".
Bonheur French
From Old French bonne heure meaning "good time" or "lucky".
Bonhomme French
Derived from Old French bon homme meaning "good man".
Bonnaire French
French form of Bonner.
Bonnay French
Variant of Bonnet.
Bonnet French
From the given name Bonitus.
Boon 3 Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bohn.
Borde French
From Old French bord meaning "board, plank", derived from Frankish *bord. This name belonged to a person who lived in a house made of planks.
Borst Dutch
From a nickname derived from Dutch borst "chest".
Bos Dutch
Variant of Bosch 1.
Bosch 1 Dutch, Low German
Derived from Middle Dutch bosch meaning "wood, forest".
Both Dutch
From the Low German given name Bode.
Bothe Dutch
Variant of Both.
Bouchard French
From the Old German given name Burkhard.
Boucher French
Means "butcher" in French.
Bourdillon French
Diminutive form of Borde.
Bourgeois French
French cognate of Burgess.
Bourreau 2 French
Occupational name for an executioner or torturer, derived from bourrer "to hit, to stuff with cloth" (derived from French boure "stuffing").
Bouvier French
Means "cowherd" in French, from Latin boviarus, a derivative of bos "cow".
Bouwmeester Dutch
Means "architect, builder" in Dutch.
Braam Dutch
Derived from the given name Bram.
Brand 1 German, Dutch, English
Derived from the Old German given name Brando or its Old Norse cognate Brandr.
Brand 2 German, Dutch
From Old High German brant or Old Dutch brand meaning "fire", originally a name for a person who lived near an area that had been cleared by fire.
Bret French
French form of Brett.
Brisbois French
Referred to a person who cleared land, from Old French briser "to cut" and bois "forest".
Brodeur French
Means "embroiderer" in French.
Brouwer Dutch
Occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, Middle Dutch brouwer.
Bruin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.
Brun French, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Means "brown" in French, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. It was originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin.
Brunet French
From a diminutive of French brun meaning "brown".
Bul Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bull.
Bulle Dutch
From the given name Boele.
Bullens Dutch
Means "son of Boele".
Bunschoten Dutch
Originally indicated a person from the Dutch town of Bunschoten, which might mean "raised, enclosed land".
Bureau French
From Old French burel, a diminutive of bure, a type of woollen cloth. It may have originated as a nickname for a person who dressed in the material or as an occupational name for someone who worked with it.