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Bryzgalov m Russian
Derived from Russian "брызг (bryzg)" meaning spray.
Brzezińska f Polish
Feminine form of Brzeziński.
Brzeziński Polish
Derived from any of the various places named with Polish brzezina "birch forest".
Brzobohatý Czech
Means "soon to be rich" in Czech.
Brzoza Polish
Topographic name from brzoza meaning ‘birch tree’.
Brzozogajski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Brzozogaj.
Brzozowska f Polish
Feminine form of Brzozowski.
Brzozowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place named Brzozowa, Brzozowice, or Brzozowo, all derived from Polish brzoza, meaning "birch tree".
Brzumiński Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Brzumin.
Brzykcy Polish
Possibly from Polish brzydki "ugly"
Buan Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog buwan meaning "moon, month".
Buathong Thai
From Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and ทอง (thong) meaning "gold".
Buatong Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัวทอง (see Buathong).
Buaya Filipino, Cebuano
Means "crocodile" in Cebuano.
Buayaem Thai
From Thai บัว (bua) meaning "lotus" and แย้ม (yaem) meaning "bloom, blossom".
Buayam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัวแย้ม (see Buayaem).
Bubanja Montenegrin
Derived from bubanj, meaning "drum".
Bubien Polish
The name came originally from France. An officer of Napoleon Bonaparte during the French Russian war, in 1812 stayed in Poland and married. One of his sons, became a regional Judge and large land owner in the Belarus area of Poland... [more]
Bubikoğlu Turkish
Means "son of Bubik".
Bublik Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian (Russified)
From bublik, a bagel-like bread roll.
Bucad Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bukad meaning "opening, unfolding (of flowers)".
Bucag Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bukag meaning "basket".
Buçaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Buç" in Albanian.
Bucalov Russian
Unknown origin, but could be connected to Bakalov.
Bucalov Russian, Moldovan
Unknown origin and meaning, could be connected to Bakalov.
Bucao Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hawk-owl" (genus Ninox) in Cebuano.
Buccambuso Italian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Bocchinfuso and other regional spellings of the surname.
Buch German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or beech wood, from Middle High German buoche, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places so named with this word, notably in Bavaria and Württemberg... [more]
Buchbinder German
German cognate of Bookbinder.
Buchcicki Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Buchcice.
Buche German
Meaning "beech" and denoting someone who lived near beech trees.
Buchenko Ukrainian
Means "from Bucha". Bucha (Буча) is a city just outside of Kyiv, but the surname can also denote to someone from one of the many villages in Ukraine called Bucha.
Bucher German
Upper German surname denoting someone who lived by a beech tree or beech wood, derived from Middle High German buoche "beech tree".
Büchler German
Habitional name for someone from Büchle or Büchel, or who lived near beech trees, ultimately from Büche "beech (tree)". Alternatively, could be an occupational name for someone who pressed oil from beechnuts.
Buchli Romansh
Derived from Buchilo, a medieval diminutive of the given name Burkhard.
Buchmann German
Combination of Buch and German Mann "man".
Buchwalder German, German (Swiss)
Buchwalder is a German Surname.
Buck English
From the given name Buck.
Bucke English
Variant of Buck
Buckingham English
Habitational name from the former county seat of the county of Buckinghamshire, Old English Buccingahamm "water meadow (Old English hamm) of the people of (-inga-) Bucc(a)".
Buckland English
Habitational name from any of the many places in southern England (including nine in Devon) named Buckland, from Old English bōc "book" and land "land", i.e. land held by right of a written charter, as opposed to folcland, land held by right of custom.
Buckler German (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Büchler.
Buckler English
Occupational name for a maker of buckles, derived from Old French bouclier. Could also be a name for someone who used a buckle, a kind of small shield.
Buckman English
Occupational name for a goatherd (Middle English bukkeman) or scholar (Old English bucman "book man"). It could also be a shortened form of Buckingham or a variant of BUCKNAM.
Bucknell English
From locations in Oxfordshire and Shropshire, England.
Bucks English
Variant of "Buck"; a deer.
Buckson English
Either a patronymic from Buck, or possibly an altered form of Buxton.
Buckwalter English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Buchwalder.
Bucog Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bukog meaning "bone".
Bucsis English (Canadian)
Perhaps of Hungarian origin, but the original surname is not known.
Bucur Romanian
A ancient Romanian name of Dacian origin. It means "happy". A legendary Romanian shepherd named Bucur it is said to have founded Bucharest, the present capital or Romania, giving his name to it (The Romanian city name is Bucureşti).
Buczyńska f Polish
Feminine form of Buczyński.
Buczyński Polish
Name for a person from any of various towns named Buczyn or Buczyna, derived from Polish buczyna meaning "beechwood, beech forest".
Buda Hungarian (Rare)
Habitational name from the name of the old capital of Hungary.
Budaev m Buryat (Russified)
Means "son of Buda".
Budaeva f Buryat (Russified)
Feminine form of Budaev.
Budak Turkish
Means "branch, shoot, knot" in Turkish.
Budaqov m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Budaq".
Budaqova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Budaqov.
Budd English
Originated from the Old English personal name Budda, from the word budda, which means "beetle" or "to swell." Specifically of Celtic Welsh origin.
Buddhadasa Sinhalese
From the title Buddha combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant, slave".
Buddhinan Thai
From Thai พุทธิ (putthi), a transcription of Sanskrit बुद्धि (búddhi) meaning "intelligence" and นันทน์ (nan) of unknown meaning.
Bude German, Dutch
Means "booth, stall" or "hut, small house".
Budge English
Nickname from Norman French buge "mouth" (Late Latin bucca), applied either to someone with a large or misshapen mouth or to someone who made excessive use of his mouth, i.e. a garrulous, indiscreet, or gluttonous person... [more]
Budimir Croatian, Serbian
From the given name Budimir.
Budoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Budou.
Budou Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" or from 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts".
Budrioli Italian
Possibly derived from the Greek bòthros or Latin butrium, both of which mean “moat”.... [more]
Budurov Russian
It is believed to mean "The Blessed One" or "Bless You" in Russian.
Budziszewski Polish
Habitational name for someone from places called Budziszewo.
Buechler German
From the common field name Büchle 'beech stand', the -er suffix denoting an inhabitant. from buchel 'beech nut', hence a metonymic occupation name for someone who owned or worked in an oil mill producing oil from beech nuts.
Buehman German
Variant of Bauer.
Buelna Asturian
Asturian-Leonese and Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Buelna in Asturies and Cantabria.
Buelter German, English
Middle European variant of Butler, also meaning "a vat or large trough used to contain wine." The name originated in southern Germany in the mid-seventeenth century.
Buena Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good" in Spanish.
Buenafe Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good faith" in Spanish, from buena meaning "good" and fe meaning "faith".
Buenaflor Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good flower" in Spanish.
Buenaventura Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from the given name Buenaventura.
Buenavista Spanish (Philippines)
Means "good view" in Spanish. This was likely a habitational name for any of the places in Spain named this.
Buendía Spanish
Probably a habitational name from Buendía in Cuenca province, Spain.
Buendia Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Buendía primarily used in the Philippines.
Buenrostro Spanish (Mexican)
Means "good visage" in Spanish.
Buensuceso Spanish (Philippines)
From a Spanish title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso, meaning "Our Lady of the Good Event," referring to the Purification of Mary and the Presentation of Jesus.
Buerk German (Anglicized)
German from a short form of the personal name Burkhardt, a variant of Burkhart.
Buermeister German
North German: status name for the mayor or chief magistrate of a town, from Middle Low German bur ‘inhabitant, dweller’, ‘neighbor’, ‘peasant’, ‘citizen’ + mester ‘master’.
Bufalo Italian
From Italian meaning "buffalo".
Buffa Italian
From Sicilian buffa, "toad". May alternately derive from Rebuffo.
Buffay English (American)
Phoebe Buffay is a major character on the hit TV show, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, and a pop-cultural icon.
Buffet French
Occupational name for a maker of furniture, derived from Old French buffet meaning "table, cupboard". It could also be a nickname for an angry and violent man, from Old French buffet meaning "slap in the face"... [more]
Buffett French (Anglicized), English
Americanised form or a variant of French Buffet, or probably an English variant of Bufford. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Warren Buffett (1930-), a businessman, investor and philanthropist, and Jimmy Buffett (1946-), a musician.
Buffo Italian
Character in an Opera Buffa; clown, jester, comedian, buffoon.
Buffon Venetian
Venetian form of Buffone.
Bufford English
Meaning unknown.
Buford English, French (Anglicized)
English: most probably a variant of Beaufort.... [more]
Bugajski Polish
Habitational name from any of numerous places called Bugaj.
Bugalho Portuguese
Portuguese surname Bugalho can be written in two different ways, with a U or with a O after de first letter. This because of different pronunciation from South and North. So with U South and with O North.... [more]
Bugas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "milled rice, grain" in Cebuano.
Bugayong Pangasinan
From Pangasinan bugayong meaning referring to a type of flowering plant (genus Abrus). It was perhaps used as an occupational name for someone who practiced folk medicine with this plant.
Buġeja Maltese
Possibly derived from Maltese abjad meaning "white", ultimately from Arabic أَبْيَض (ʾabyaḍ).
Bugg English
From the Old Norse nickname Buggi, literally "fat man", or from a medieval nickname for an eccentric or strangely behaved person (from Middle English bugge "bogeyman, scarecrow").
Buggly English
Variant of Bugg.
Buggs African American (Anglicized, Modern)
I do not know much about this surname except to say that an employee at my job has Buggs as their surname.
Bughao Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bughaw meaning "blue".
Bugiardini Italian
Means "little liar" in Italian, from bugiardo "lying, false, deceitful; liar" and the diminutive suffix -ino.
Bugis Indonesian, Arabic
From the name of the Bugis people, itself derived from the endonym Ugi' of uncertain meaning. This surname is common among people of Indonesian ancestry in Saudi Arabia.
Buglass English
Possibly from the Booklawes region near Melrose, Roxburgshire, originally spelt "Buke-Lawes" (lit. "buck/stag" combined with "low ground"); otherwise from the Gaelic words buidhe - "yellow" and glas - "green".
Bugtai Filipino, Cebuano
Means "Siamese rough bush" (a type of tree in the genus Streblus) in Cebuano.
Buhagiar Maltese
Means "father of rocks" from Maltese bu meaning "father" and ħaġar meaning "stones, rocks".
Buhat Filipino, Cebuano
Means "work, job, deed" or "make, create" in Cebuano.
Buhl m German
Nickname for a male relative (i.e. a member of an important family who was not the head of it), from Middle High German buole ‘kinsman’ (Old High German buolo, also used as a personal name).... [more]
Bühler German
From the German word "bühl", meaning hill.
Bui Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Bùi.
Buican Romanian (Rare)
It comes from the name Buicani which comes from the village Buiucani situated in Moldova
Buijs Dutch
Patronymic form of Boso. Alternatively, could derive from Dutch buis "gambeson, jacket" as a nickname for someone who made or wore jackets, or from buis "herring buss, fishing boat" as a nickname for a fisherman.
Buis Dutch
Means "buss, fishing vessel" in Dutch, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman. Alternatively, a variant of the patronymic surname Buijs.
Buisson French, Haitian Creole (Rare)
Topographic name for someone who lived in an area of scrub land or by a prominent clump of bushes from (Old) French buisson "bush scrub" (a diminutive of bois "wood"); or a habitational name from (Le) Buisson the name of several places in various parts of France named with this word.
Buitenhuis Dutch
Means "country house, building outside of the city" in Dutch, derived from buiten "outside, out of; in the country" and huis "house, home, residence".
Buitrago Spanish
This indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous municipalities: the Castilian one in El Campo de Gómara or the Manchego municipality of Buitrago del Lozoya in Sierra Norte, Comunidad de Madrid.
Bujalski Polish
Nickname for a storyteller, Polish bujała.
Bujanda Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Kanpezu.
Bujnowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Bujnowo or Bujnow, named with bujny ‘luxuriant’, ‘bushy’, ‘fertile’.
Bukater Irish, English (British)
From Fictional Titanic character: Rose DeWitt Bukater.
Bukhari Arabic, Urdu
Indicated a person from the city of Bukhara in present-day Uzbekistan, itself possibly derived from Sogdian βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune".
Bukit Indonesian
Means "hill" in Indonesian.
Bukovsky Russian
Russian variant of Bukowski.
Bukoyo Kongo
Of unknown meaning.
Bukvić Serbian
From Serbian буква (bukva), meaning "letter (of alphabet)".
Bula Polish
Nickname for a fat man, from buła "bread roll".... [more]
Bula Czech
Nickname for a fat man, from buła "bread roll".... [more]
Bulac Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bulak meaning "flower, bloom, blossom".
Bulahan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "lucky, fortunate, blessed" in Cebuano.
Bulalacao Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bulalakaw meaning "meteor, shooting star".
Bulan Filipino, Cebuano
Means "moon" in Cebuano.
Bulanon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "moonlit, moonstruck" in Cebuano.
Bulatao Pangasinan
From Pangasinan bulataw meaning "to lead astray, to deceive".
Bulatov m Crimean Tatar
Means "son of Bulat".
Bulawan Filipino, Tagalog, Cebuano
Means "gold" in Tagalog and Cebuano.
Bülbül Turkish
Means "nightingale" in Turkish.
Bulgaria Italian, Spanish
Originally an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Bulgaria or a nickname for someone who had visited or traded with Bulgaria, which is named after the Turkic tribe of the Bulgars, itself possibly from a Turkic root meaning "mixed".
Bulguchev Ingush (Russified)
Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan). The clan's name is derived from the name Bulguch of unknown meaning.
Bulić Croatian
Derived from Ottoman Turkish bula meaning "a married woman or a Muslim woman in harem pants or covered with a headscarf" or from the forename Bule a hypocoristic of Budislav, Budimir, Budivoj, Budimil.
Buljubašić Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Slovene
Buljubašić is a Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian surname derived from the Ottoman military rank Boluk-bashi.... [more]
Bulkeley English
From the place name of Bulkeley in Cheshire, related to Buckley 1.
Bullick English
Habitational name from Bulwick, Northampton, or Bolwick Hall, Norfolk, both derived from Old English bula "bull" and wic "village, settlement, farmstead".
Bullivant English
From a medieval nickname for a "good chap" or amiable companion (from Old French bon enfant, literally "good child").
Bulloch Scottish
Variant of Balloch, influenced by the similar-sounding Bullock.
Bulnes Asturian
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the council of Cabrales.
Bulsara Indian (Parsi)
From the name of the city of Valsad (historically known as Bulsar) in Gujarat, India. A famous bearer was British singer Farrokh Bulsara (1946-1991), better known as Freddie Mercury.
Bulstrode English
Locational surname referring to the medieval village of Bulstrode in Berkshire. ... [more]
Bulut Turkish
Means "cloud" in Turkish.
Bumb Indian
From Marathi bəmb ‘stout’.
Bumpus English
(i) from a medieval nickname for a vigorous walker (from Old French bon "good" + pas "pace"); (ii) perhaps "person who lives by a place through which travel is easy" (from Old French bon "good" + pas "passage")
Bumrap Bosnian (Rare)
Of Slavic origin, possibly originating near the city of Tuzla.
Bun Khmer
Possibly from a word derived from Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit".
Bunal Filipino, Cebuano
Means "hit, strike (with a bat or club)" in Cebuano.
Bunce Norman
Meaning "good" person in old french. Also means "bain"(exeptionaly tall) in old english
Bunch English
English: nickname for a hunchback, from Middle English bunche ‘hump’, ‘swelling’ (of unknown origin).
Bundhoo Mauritian Creole
Derived from Sanskrit बन्धु (bandhu) meaning "kinsman, relative".
Bundi Romansh
Derived from Romansh bun "good" and di "day" (compare Bongiorno and Bonasera). Another theory, however, derives this name from the given name Abundius.
Bundie English Creole
Creole variant of Bundy. Mostly used by Jamaicans.
Bundy English
Variant of Bond and Bandy.
Bunma Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มา (ma) meaning "come, arrive".
Bunmee Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมี (see Bunmi).
Bunmi Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and มี (mi) meaning "have, own, possess".
Bunnak Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุนนาค (see Bunnag).
Bunraksa Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and รักษา (raksa) meaning "keep, maintain, preserve".
Bunruang Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเรือง (see Bunrueang).
Bunrueang Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and เรือง (rueang) meaning "bright, brilliant".
Bunrueng Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญเรือง (see Bunrueang).
Bunsi Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and ศรี (si) meaning "glory, honour, splendour".
Bunsri Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญศรี (see Bunsi).
Bunsuk Thai
From Thai บุญ (bun) meaning "merit" and สุข (suk) meaning "joy, happiness".
Bünting German
Derived from an unknown given name or from Middle High German binden "to bind".
Bunting English
Nickname derived from the name of the bird bunting (Emberiza).
Buonamico Italian (Anglicized)
Di Martino Buffalmacco was a widely renouned painter in Italy cities in Florence, Bologna, Pisa although his work was not known to survived the Great Fire of Italy back in the late 1300 hundreds he was widlely known for asummed work as The Three Dead- Three Living, The Triump of Death, The Last Judgement, The Hell and the Thebasis.... [more]
Buonanotte Italian
Means "good night" in Italian.
Buonaparte Italian (Rare)
Derived from the given name Buonaparte
Buonocore Italian
Nickname for a reliable or good-hearted person, derived from Italian buono meaning "good" and core meaning "heart" (ultimately from Latin cor).
Buonopane Italian
Nickname for a person who is "as good as bread", or possibly a metonymic occupational name for a baker, derived from buono meaning "good" and pane meaning "bread".
Buquid Filipino, Tagalog
From Tagalog bukid meaning "farm, field, countryside".
Bur Swiss, Low German, Czech, French
Swiss and North German variant of Bauer. ... [more]
Burak Turkish
From the given name Burak.
Burak Rusyn
Means "beetroot" in Rusyn.
Burbage English
Habitational name from any of several places in England, derived from Old English burg "fortress, citadel" and bæc "stream, brook".
Burbidge English
Variant form of Burbage.
Burbridge English
English: perhaps a variant of Burbage, altered by folk etymology, or possibly a habitational name from a lost place so named.
Burch English
Variant of Birch.
Burchell English
An English surname derived from the village of Birkehill (also known as Biekel or Birtle). It means "birch hill".
Burciaga Spanish
Hispanic (Mexico): Probably A Topographic Name Of Basque Origin But Unexplained Etymology.
Burcy French
Denoting someone from the town of Burcy.
Burczyk Polish
Nickname for a grouse or complainer, from burczeć meaning "to grumble".
Burdeinei Rusyn (Ukrainianized, Rare)
Burdeinei is an 18th century Ruthenian (Rusyn) surname from the Carpathian Mountains and Western Ukraine. It is a descriptive surname that indicates a type of location of residence.... [more]
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