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Book English (British, Anglicized)
Likely an anglicized form of Buch or Buck.
Booke American
American variant of the German name Buche meaning "beech" in reference to the beech tree. Notable bearer is the actor Sorrell Booke (1930-1994).
Booker English
Occupational name for a maker of books, a scribe or a binder of books, from Old English bocere.
Bookman German (East Prussian)
Bookman, as a surname, derives from East Purssian origin. It is the American version of “Buchmann” with “Buch” meaning book in German, and “Mann” meaning man, creating the Americanized German surname Bookman.
Bookwalter English (American)
German: variant of Buchwalder, a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Buchwald or Buchwalde in Saxony and Pomerania, meaning 'beech forest'. The surname Buchwalter is very rare in Germany.... [more]
Bool English
This surname derives from the Old English pre 7th Century bula, or the Medieval English bulle, bolle, meaning "bull", and was given as a nickname to one with great physical strength.
Boom Dutch
From Old Dutch bom "tree", a nickname for someone tall or robust, or a toponymic surname for someone who lived by a notable tree. It could also be an occupational name for someone who operated a boom barrier
Boomgaarden East Frisian, Dutch
From Dutch boomgaard "orchard", literally "tree garden", an occupational name for an orchard worker or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by an orchard.
Boomhouwer Dutch
Occupational name meaning "woodcutter", from boom "tree" and houwen "to hew, chop". Compare German Baumhauer.
Boon Dutch
Shortened version of the name Boudjin, which is itself shortened from the given name Boudewijn.
Boon Dutch
From boon "bean". Refers to a person who grows beans, or a nickname for someone tall and thin (i.e. stringbean).
Boone Dutch
Variant of Boen.
Boonma Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมา (see Bunma).
Boonmee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมี (see Bunmi).
Boonraksa Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญรักษา (see Bunraksa).
Boonruang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเรือง (see Bunrueang).
Boonrueng Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเรือง (see Bunrueang).
Boonsook Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Boonsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Boonstra West Frisian, Dutch
Denoted someone who cam from the town of Oldeboorn, named for the nearby De Boarn river, related to Middle Dutch borne "well, spring, source".
Boonsuk Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญสุข (see Bunsuk).
Boonyaratglin Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "delight; happiness", รัต (rat) of unknown meaning, and กลิน (klin) of unknown meaning.
Boorman English
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and may be either a topographical name for someone who lived in a particularly noteworthy or conspicuous cottage, from the Old English bur "bower, cottage, inner room" with mann "man", or a locational name from any of the various places called Bower(s) in Somerset and Essex, which appear variously as Bur, Bure and Bura in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Boostani Persian
Alternate transcription of Persian بوستانی (see Bostani).
Boot English
Metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of boots, ultimately from Old French bote "boot, high-sided leather shoe".
Boot German, Dutch
Metonymic occupational name for a boat builder, sailor, or a ship’s carpenter, from Dutch boot "boat, ship".
Boot Dutch, German
Patronymic form of Bode, derived from either Old High German boto "messenger, envoy" or the related bot "command, order".
Boothby English
From the name of a parish in Lincolnshire, England.
Boothe English
Variant of Booth
Boothroyd English
Possibly from the Old English booth meaning "hut, shack" and royd meaning "clearing (in the woods)".
Boots English
Variant of Boot.
Boots Dutch, German
Patronymic form of Boot.
Booty English
Means butt. Usually big and round.There are also two of them.
Bootz German, Dutch
Could be a patronymic form of Booz or Bodo, or a variant of Boots.
Bora Indian, Assamese
From a military title used during the Ahom Kingdom that indicated an official who commanded 20 soldiers.
Bora Turkish
From the given name Bora 1.
Borák Czech
Habitational name for someone from one of many places named with bor meaning "pine forest"; alternatively from a short form of the personal names Dalibor or Bořivoj, containing the element -bor meaning "battle".
Boran Turkish
From the given name Boran
Boranbaev m Kazakh
Means "son of Boranbay".
Boranbaeva f Kazakh
Feminine form of Boranbaev.
Borbak-ool Tuvan
Derived from Tuvan борбак (borbak) meaning "round, rounded, spherical" combined with оол (ool) "son, boy".
Borberg Danish
Borberg is derived from the location Borbjerg in Western Jutland in Denmark.
Borcha Aragonese
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Borja; it indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Borchert German, English
Variant of Borchardt (see Burkhard).
Bordaberry French, Spanish (Latin American), Basque
From Basque Bordaberri or Bordaberria, both widespread place names meaning "new hut/sheepfold/farm".
Bordeaux French
City in France.
Borders English
Americanization of surname Bader. Forefathers who were Hessian soldiers during the American revolution.
Bordner German
A variant spelling of Bartner, a job name for a battle axe maker.
Bordziłowski Polish
From Old Germanic Bardil, meaning "beard" or "axe." It was possibly a nickname for a bearded person who had an axe.
Borecki English
Habitational name for someone from a place called Borek or Borki, from bór "pine forest".
Boreman Dutch
Dutch: variant of Borneman. ... [more]
Borén Swedish
Combination of an unknown first element and the common surname suffix -én (originally from Latin -enius "descendant of"). Also possible habitational name derived from places named with Bor-, such as Borås, Borensberg, and Borlänge... [more]
Boren German
Of unclear origin, most likely a variant of the German surname Born.
Borg Maltese
From Maltese borġ meaning "castle, citadel, tower".
Borgedalen Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Norwegian borg "fortification, castle" and dal "valley".
Borges Portuguese, Spanish
Possibly from Old French burgeis meaning "town-dweller" (see Burgess). Alternately, it may have denoted someone originally from the city of Bourges in France.
Borgnine Italian (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Borgnino. A notable bearer was the American actor Ernest Borgnine (1917-2012).
Borgo Italian
Borgo is an Italian surname, which means 'village' or 'borough'.
Borhani Persian
From the given name Borhan.
Borichevskaya Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Боричевский (see Borichevsky).
Boringhieri Romansh
Italianized form of Büergna.
Borisow Ukrainian
The origin of this name comes from Ukraine, the original name being Borisov.
Borisyuk Russian
Russian transcription of Ukrainian Борисюк (see Borysyuk), meaning of "son of Boris".
Börjesson Swedish
Means "son of Börje".
Borjigin Mongolian
This is the name of a Mongol sub-clan, of which Genghis Khan was part of. A suggested origin is a Turkic-language term borčïqïn meaning "man with dark blue eyes", though this is somewhat dubious... [more]
Borkowska f Polish
Feminine form of Borkowski.
Borkowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various locations called Borki, Borkowice or Borek, all derived from Polish bór meaning "conifer forest, pine forest".
Borlaug Norwegian
From a farm Borlaug in Sogn.... [more]
Borman Dutch, Low German, English
Dutch and North German: variant of Bormann. ... [more]
Bormann German
This surname is presumed to be a variant of Bornemann, which is made up of Middle Low German born meaning "spring" and man meaning "man," denoting someone who lived by a spring or a well.
Born German, English
A topographical name indicating someone who lived near a stream, from the Old English "burna, burne". Alternatively, it could be contemporarily derived from the modern English word "born". Possible variants include Bourne, Burns 1 and Boren.
Born Maltese
Not to be confused with the German surname Born.
Borne English
Variant spelling of Bourne.
Borne Dutch
Shortened form of the Dutch surname van den Borne, derived from Middle Dutch borne "well, spring, source". A habitational name for someone from Born in the province of Limburg (Netherlands) or from a place associated with the watercourse of the Borre river in French Flanders.
Borne French
From Old French borgne "one-eyed, blind", a nickname for someone with only one eye, or who had other problems with their vision, such as a squint or cross-eyes.
Borneman Dutch
Variant of Borne "well, spring, source", with the addition of man "man, person".
Bornemann Low German
Topographic name denoting someone who lived by a well or spring, from Middle Low German born "spring, well" and man "person, man".
Boro Indian, Bodo
From the name of the Boro (or Bodo) people, itself either meaning "great people" or derived from the name of the Hindu god Varaha.
Boroi Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Boronda American (Hispanic), Basque
Boronda is a Californio surname that is also of Basque origin. Boronda is the name of a place in Salinas California named after Jose Eusebio Boronda where he made his house out of Adobe. Today, It is a California national Historic landmark in Boronda road in Salinas.
Boroumand Persian
Means "exuberant, fertile, fruitful" in Persian.
Borowicz Polish
Patronymic from a pet form of Borowy, or from Borzyslaw, Bolebor, or some other personal name formed with the element bor ‘to fight’.
Borowski m Polish, Yiddish (Polonized)
Derived from Polish bor, meaning "pine forest".
Borquez Spanish
Likely shortened from Bohórquez.
Borrelli Italian
There are three possible origins of this surname. It could derive from some place names located in Catania and Campania -two Italian southern regions. Another hypothesis is that it derives from the Celtic word borro, meaning "proud" or maybe "ditch"... [more]
Borrero Spanish
Occupational name from borrero 'executioner'.
Borresen Danish
The Danish surname Borresen has two origins. Boerresen is composed of -sen 'son' + the given name Boerre, the modern equivalent of Old Norse Byrgir 'the helper' (from proto-Indo-European root BHER- 'to carry, bear')... [more]
Borromée Italian (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Borromeo, used in reference to Saint Charles Borromeo, a 16th-century Italian cardinal.
Borromeo Spanish (Philippines)
Nickname derived from Italian buon romeo meaning "good pilgrim", from buono meaning "good" and Romeo meaning "pilgrim (to Rome)".
Borsheim Norwegian (Rare)
Habitational name from either of two farmsteads in Norway: Borsheim in Rogaland and Børsheim in Hordaland. Borsheim is a combination of an unknown first element and Norwegian heim "home", while Børsheim is a combination of Old Norse byrgi "fence, enclosure" and heim.
Borsok Russian, Jewish, German (Austrian)
Pronouced "Boar-sook"... [more]
Borstein German, Norwegian
Means "boron stone" in German and Norwegian.
Borsten Swedish, Danish
Swedish and Danish form of Borstein.
Borthwick English (British), Scottish
Denoted someone who came from the hamlet of Borthwick in Scotland.
Bortnick Ukrainian, Jewish
Occupational name for a beekeeper, Ukrainian bortnik.
Bortnik Russian
Means "beekeeper" in Russian, used as an occupational name.
Bortnyk Ukrainian
Ukrainian cognate of Bortnik.
Borukhov Jewish
From the given name Borukh, itself a Yiddish form of Baruch.
Borysyuk Ukrainian
Means "son of Borys".
Borzani Italian
Family of ancient and noble tradition, originally from Romagna. The commendator GB of Crollalanza reports the blazon of this family in the volumes of his historical blazon dictionary of the noble and notable Italian families... [more]
Borzykh Russian
Derived from Russian борзый (borzy) meaning "swift, brisk".
Bosak Croatian
Derived from bos, meaning "barefoot".
Bosch American
The surname Bosch originates from the Old Norse word "buski," meaning "bush," or "woods” thus it is classed at a toponymic surname and was most likely used by a man who lived near a prominent bush... [more]
Boschman Dutch
From Middle Dutch bosch "wood, forest" and man "person, man", a name for someone who lived or worked in a forest.
Boscolo Italian
Habitational name for someone who lived by a forest, derived from Italian bosco meaning "woods, forest".
Bose Indian, Bengali
Variant of Basu.
Boshnjaku Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Bosinney Cornish
Denotes the original bearer came from Bossiney, Cornwall. Bossiney comes from Cornish Bod and Cini, meaning "Cini's dwelling," with Cini being a Cornish name of unknown meaning.... [more]
Bosisio Italian
Probably from the municipality Bosisio in Lombardy.
Boškoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Boškoski.
Boškoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Boško".
Bošković Serbian
Patronymic, meaning "son of Boško".
Boškovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Boškovski.
Boškovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Boško".
Bosley English
English habitation surname derived from the Old English personal name Bosa and the Old English leah "clearing, field". It's also possibly a variant of the French surname Beausoleil meaning "beautiful sun" from the French beau 'beautiful, fair' and soleil 'sun'... [more]
Bosma West Frisian, Dutch
Means "man of the forest", from Dutch bos "forest, woods" and the Frisian suffix -ma.
Boşnak Turkish
Means "Bosniak" in Turkish. One of the only major ethnic groups that adopted Islam during the Ottoman Empire. A huge diaspora of Bosniaks live in Turkey and many Turks have Bosniak heritage.
Bošňáková f Czech, Slovak
Possibly denoting to "Bosniak" or "Bosnian"
Bosneag Romanian
means "Bosnian" or a descendant of Bosnia in Romanian
Bosneanu Romanian
Meaning “Bosnian” or person from Bosnia in Romanian
Bosnić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means ''from Bosnia''.
Bošnjak Croatian, Serbian
Derived from "Bošnjak", for someone who has their roots in Bosnia. This surname is rare in Bosnian Muslims.
Boso Italian
From the medieval personal name Boso, from a Germanic personal name derived from a pejorative nickname meaning ‘leader’, ‘nobleman’, or ‘arrogant person’. Compare Dutch Boos.
Bosoy Russian
Derived from Russian босой (bosoy) meaning "barefoot". This may have been a nickname for a low-class person.
Boss English
From an originally French term meaning "hunchback".
Bosser Breton
Bosser means butcher in Breton.
Bosshart German (Swiss)
Derived from Middle High German bōzen "to thrash" and hart "hard".
Bossi Romansh
Derived from the given name Burkhard.
Bossi Italian
Variant of Bosso.
Bossier French
Occupational name for a cooper, from an agent derivative of Old French bosse 'barrel'.
Bossmann German
Patronymic form of the Germanic name Boso.
Bosso Italian
Derived from Italian bosso "box tree", probably applied as a topographic name but possibly also as a metonymic occupational name for a wood carver or turner.
Bosson Swedish
Means "son of Bo 1" in Swedish.
Bostancı Turkish
Means "vegetable gardener" in Turkish.
Bostani Persian
Derived from Persian بوستان (bostan) meaning "garden".
Boston English
Habitational name from the town Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The name means "Botwulf’s stone".... [more]
Boström Swedish
Combination of Swedish bo "dwelling, home" and ström "stream, river".
Bostwick English
From an English surname which was from a lost or unidentified place name. The second element is clearly Old English wic "outlying (dairy) farm".
Bosustow Cornish
bos Ustoc, dwelling of Ustoc, poss: bos-ysow, corn abode
Boswachter Dutch (Rare)
Means "forest ranger, forester" in Dutch.
Boswell French (Anglicized)
The name Boswell is an Anglicization of the name of a French village: Boseville (Beuzeville). This was a village of 1400 inhabitants near Yvetot, in Normandy. (from 'A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames', by Charles W. Bardsley, New York, 1901)... [more]
Boteler English
Variant of Butler, from Old French bouteillier “bottler”.
Botelho Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
From the Portuguese word botelho, which can denote a measure of grain, a grain sack, or seaweed, and was probably applied as an occupational name for a grain dealer or a gatherer of kelp or seaweed.
Botella Spanish
From the Spanish word meaning "Bottle".
Botezatu Romanian
Means "baptized."
Böðvarsson Icelandic
Means "son of Böðvar" in Icelandic.
Bothwell Scottish
Also N Irish... [more]
Botkin Russian
This was the surname of Evgeniy Botkin ( 1865 - 1918) who was the Russian court physician. He remained loyal to the family of Tsar Nicholas II Romanov when the revolution occurred and followed them into exile in Siberia... [more]
Botros Arabic (Egyptian)
From the given name Botros.
Bottai Italian
From bottaio "cooper, barrel-maker".
Bottaio Romansh (Archaic)
Derived from Italian bottaio "cooper".
Bottaro Italian
Possibly from Italian bottaio "cooper, barrel-maker".
Botticelli Italian
Etymology uncertain. It can derive from the Italian word botte meaning "barrel" and from the occupation bottaio meaning "cooper". In the case of Sandro Botticelli it has probably another origin... [more]
Botting English, Dutch
Patronymic form of Bott, an Old English personal name of unknown origin, or of Baldwin.
Bottom English
Topographic name for someone who lived at the bottom of a valley, derived from Middle English botme "dell, valley".
Bottomley English
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Bottomley, from Old English botm ‘broad valley’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Bottum English
Variant spelling of Bottom.
Botzis Greek
Greek version of the Italian surname Bocci.
Boualem Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Alam" (see Boualem); mainly found in Algeria.
Bouazizi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Aziz" in Arabic (chiefly Maghrebi). A notable bearer was Mohamed Bouazizi (1984-2011), a Tunisian street vendor who set himself on fire... [more]
Boubacar Western African
From the given name Boubacar.
Bouchaib Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "son of Shoaib"; mainly found in Morocco and Algeria.
Bouchareb Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the moustache" or "father of the drinker" from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and شَارِب (šārib) meaning "moustache" or "drinker".
Bouchemlal Kabyle, Berber
Kabyle surname of unknown meaning.
Boudewijn Dutch
From the given name Boudewijn, a Dutch variant of Baldwin.
Boudjin Dutch
Shortened version of the given name Boudewijn.
Boudreaux French
Variant of Beaudreau. Originated in ancient area known as Languedoc, where the family was established. Comes from having lived in Languedoc, where the name was found since the early Middle Ages.
Bouhired Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown. A notable bearer is Djamila Bouhired (1935-), an Algerian militant and nationalist who opposed the French rule over Algeria.
Bouhouche Berber, Northern African
Kabyle name possibly derived from Arabic أَبُو (ʾabū) meaning "father" and حَوْش (ḥawš) meaning "courtyard, enclosure, farm" (chiefly Algerian).
Boujettif Northern African (Archaic)
Meaning, "The family of the son of the Clever Head" or "One Whom Possess a Clever Head." Bou (normally used in the North African Regions of the Maghrib Countries) has 2 possible derivative meanings both originating from the Arabic language, "Son of..." or an Arabic word Tho meaning, "One Who Possess A Quality." Jettif is a variance of Jettef, Jeif or Ji'f which is derived from the ancient Tamazight or Imazighen (popularly known as Berber) and is pronounced "j-ixf" which means Clever, head, or brain."
Boukhalfa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the successor" in Arabic (see Khalaf or Khalifa).
Boukharouba Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown, possibly of Kabyle origin. A notable bearer was Algerian revolutionary and President Houari Boumediene (1932-1978), who was born as Mohamed ben Brahim Boukharouba.
Boukouras Greek
Name of Dacian/Illyrian or Thracian origin. It means "happy". Also, see the Romanian surname Bukur
Boulakia Judeo-Spanish
From the name of the city of Boulaq in Egypt.
Boulanger French
Means "baker" in French.
Boulier French
Occupational name for a maker of balls or the organizer of a game of boules, from French boule meaning "ball".
Boulton English
Means "district" characterized by bends from the Old English words boga and land.
Bouma West Frisian
Shortened form of the now-extinct Frisian surname Bouwema, a patronymic form of the given name Bouwe (see Boudewijn)... [more]
Boumediene Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Midian" in Arabic (chiefly Algerian). A notable bearer was Houari Boumediene (1932-1978), born as Mohamed ben Brahim Boukharouba, an Algerian revolutionary who served as the second President of Algeria from 1976-1978.
Bounds English
Variant of Bond.
Bounpaseuth Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ປະເສີດ (pasoet) meaning "excellent, magnificent".
Bounpraseuth Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ບຸນປະເສີດ (see Bounpaseuth).
Bounvilay Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວິໄລ (vilay) meaning "splendid, beautiful".
Bounyavong Lao
From Lao ບຸນ (boun) meaning "happiness, prosperity, goodness" and ວົງ (vong) meaning "lineage, family".
Boupha Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).
Bouras Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the head" from Arabic أبو (abu) meaning "father" and رأس (ras) meaning "head, leader, chief".
Bouras Greek
Derived from Albanian burrë meaning "man, husband".
Bourassa Indian
Seems to be an Indian name. I am in touch with a relative whose family were Pottawatomi Indians in Oklahoma. This name comes from that reservation.
Bourbon French
The Bourbons were one of the most important ruling houses of Europe . Its members were descended from Louis I, duc de Bourbon from 1327 to 1342, the grandson of the French king Louis IX (ruled 1226-70)... [more]
Bourbon French
habitational name from a village in Allier the site of the (now ruined) castle of Bourbon or from another place called (Le) Bourbon mainly in the southern part of France. The placename is derived from a Celtic and pre-Celtic element borb- denoting a hot spring.
Bourcard French, German (Gallicized)
From the given name Bourcard, variant of Bouchard, and frenchified form of Burckhardt.
Bourgeois French
from bourgeois "burgher" (from Old French burgeis from burc "fortified town") a status name for an inhabitant and (usually) freeman of a fortified town (see Bourg)... [more]
Bourget French
Possibly meaning "from the city, town" or given to wealthy families, (from bourgeois)
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