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Bronikowski PolishHabitational name from any of several places called Broniki or Bronikowo, in Konin, Leszczno, Piła, and Sieradz provinces.
Brook GermanFrom Low German
brook meaning "marsh, swamp".
Brooksby EnglishMeans "farm by a brook". From Old English
broc "brook, small stream" and Old Norse
býr "farm, settlement"
Broomby EnglishA surname well represented in Cheshire, and Nottinghamshire.
Broomfield EnglishFrom a place name meaning "gorse field", from Old English
brom "gorse" and
feld "field, open country".
Brophy Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bróithe ‘descendant of Bróth’, a personal name or byname of unknown origin. Also Anglicized as Broy.
Brosnan IrishAnglicized form of Irish Gaelic
Ó Brosnacháin meaning "descendant of Brosnachán", a given name derived from
Brosna, a small village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland. A well-known bearer is the Irish actor Pierce Brosnan (1953-).
Brot AlsatianDerived from German
Brot "bread", this surname was given to someone who sold or baked bread.
Brough EnglishHabitational name derived from any place called Brough, named with Old English
burh "fortress" (compare English and Irish
Burke).
Brougham EnglishFrom the parish of Brougham in Westmoreland, derived from Old English
burg "stronghold" +
ham "piece of land".
Broughton EnglishHabitational name from any of the many places so called in England. The first name element is derived from Old English
broc "brook",
burh "fortress", or
beorg "castle". The second element is derived from Old English
tun "settlement, dwelling".
Br Sinaga f BatakFeminine form of
Sinaga. The
Br (short form of
boru, pronounced BOH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese.
Br Siregar f BatakFeminine form of
Siregar. The
Br (short form of
boru, pronounced BOH-roo or BUH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese.
Br Tarigan f BatakFeminine form of
Tarigan. The
Br (short form of
beru, pronounced BOH-roo or BUH-roo) part is a nickname for women in Bataknese, specifically in the Karo tribe.
Bruch GermanTopographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or a stream that frequently flooded, from Middle High German
bruoch "water meadow" or "marsh" (cognate to old English
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Brück GermanTopographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, or an occupational name for a bridge keeper or toll collector on a bridge, from Middle High German
bruck(e) "bridge".
Bruck JewishFrom Polish, Belorussian, or Yiddish
bruk "pavement", possibly an occupational name for a paver.
Brucker JewishFrom Polish
brukarz or Yiddish
bruk "pavement", possibly an occupational name for a paver.
Bruckner GermanTopographic name for someone living by a bridge or an occupational name for a bridge toll collector; a variant of
Bruck with the addition of the suffix -ner.
Brucks GermanA variant of the German based surname 'Bruck', which roughly means 'bridge'.
Bruder GermanFrom a byname meaning "brother", occasionally used for a younger son, i.e. the brother of someone important, or for a guild member.
Brueckner German, German (Silesian)German (Brückner): from Middle Low German brugge, Middle High German brugge, brücke, brügge ‘bridge’ + the agent suffix -ner, hence a topographic name for someone living by a bridge, an occupational name for a bridge toll collector, or in the southeast (Silesia for example) a bridge keeper or repairer... [
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Brueggemann Low German, GermanNorth German (Brüggemann): topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge or a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper or street paver, Middle Low German brüggeman (see
Bruckman,
Brueckner).
Brueggert Germanic (Anglicized)Translated literally, the name means "bridge-man," and referred to the occupation of taking toll at bridges. The name was found most frequently in Frankfurt in the 12th and 13th centuries. North German (Brügger) and South German: occupational name for a bridge keeper paver or road builder... [
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Brueghel Dutch, FlemishFrom the name of various places in the Netherlands and Flanders, Belgium, for example the village of
Breugel in North Brabant. Their names mean "enclosed area, hunting preserve" in Dutch. This was the surname of a Dutch-Flemish family of artists who were influential during the Renaissance period in the Low Countries... [
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Bruen GermanThis is my 2nd great uncle's wife's Surname of German ancestry.
Bruggeman Dutch, FlemishMeans "bridgeman" in Dutch, an occupational name for someone who operated, guarded, or otherwise worked on a bridge. It could also denote someone who lived near a bridge, or who came from the Flemish city of
Bruges, which also derives from Old Dutch
brugga "bridge".
Brüggemann GermanName for someone who worked as a street paver or bridge keeper, or someone who lived near a bridge. From Middle Low German
brügge "bridge" or
brüggeman "street paver".
Brugger German, AmericanSouth German variant or Americanized spelling of North German Brügger (see
Bruegger). habitational name for someone from any of various (southern) places called Bruck or Brugg in Bavaria and Austria.
Brühl German, JewishTopographic name for someone who lived by a swampy area, derived from Middle High German
brüel and Middle Low German
brul meaning "swampy land with brushwood". It may also be a habitational name from various places named
Brühl in Germany.
Brumbaugh GermanicBrumbaugh is derived from towns of the same name, located in various regions of Germany: from "in der Brumbach" a farm near Müsen, Germany, or in the town of Brombach, Swabia and or Switzerland.
Brumbelow American (South)Altered form of
Brumlow, an English surname derived from a place name, itself derived from Old English
brōm meaning "broom plant" and
hlaw meaning "mound, small hill".
Brumby EnglishFrom the name of a town in Lincolnshire, from the Old Norse given name
Brúni or from
brunnr "spring, well" combined with
býr "farm, settlement".
Bruneau FrenchDerived from a diminutive form of French
brun "brown", a nickname for a person with brown hair or skin.
Brunette French (Quebec)Variant of Brunet, reflecting the French Canadian pattern of pronouncing the final -t, which is not pronounced in metropolitan French.
Bruney EnglishFirst found in Languedoc, France, possibly meaning "brown."
Brunke GermanNickname for an ostentatious dresser, from Middle High German
brunke "splendor".
Bruns FrenchBruns was first found in Poitou where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times. The Bruns surname derives from the French word "brun," meaning "brown"; possibly a nickname for someone who habitually dressed in the color brown.
Brunton English (Rare)From Old English
burna meaning "stream" and
tun, settlement; hence, "settlement by a stream".
Brush Scottish (Rare)Quite literally means "brush". Might derive from the Scottish Gaelic word
bhrus which means "brush", or the Latin root
br which means "explained". Was a nickname for those described to 'look like a brush'(i.e. hair that sticks up, thin with a big head, etc.)
Bruski PolishHabitational surname for someone from a place called Brus.
Brusse FrenchTopographic name for someone living in a scrubby area of country, from Old French
broce meaning "brushwood, scrub". It is also occupational name for a brush maker, from Old French
brusse meaning "brush".
Brzeziński m PolishDerived from any of the various places named with Polish
brzezina "birch forest".
Brzostowska f PolishDerived from the Polish word 'brzost', which means 'hornbeam tree'.
Brzozogajski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Greater Polish village of Brzozogaj.
Brzozowski m PolishHabitational name for someone from a place named Brzozowa, Brzozowice, or Brzozowo, all derived from Polish
brzoza, meaning "birch tree".
Brzumiński PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Brzumin.
Buathong ThaiFrom Thai บัว
(bua) meaning "lotus" and ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold".
Buayaem ThaiFrom Thai บัว
(bua) meaning "lotus" and แย้ม
(yaem) meaning "bloom, blossom".
Bubien PolishThe 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... [
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Buch GermanTopographic 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... [
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Buchcicki PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Buchcice.
Buche GermanMeaning "beech" and denoting someone who lived near beech trees.
Buchenko UkrainianMeans "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 GermanUpper German surname denoting someone who lived by a beech tree or beech wood, derived from Middle High German
buoche "beech tree".
Büchler GermanHabitional 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.
Buckingham EnglishHabitational 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 EnglishHabitational 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 EnglishOccupational 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 EnglishOccupational 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.
Bucur RomanianA 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).
Buczyński m PolishName for a person from any of various settlements named Buczyn or Buczyna, derived from Polish
buczyna meaning "beechwood, beech forest".
Budak UkrainianFrom Ukrainian
будь, буде (bud', bude) "to be, is being".
Budd EnglishOriginated from the Old English personal name Budda, from the word
budda, which means "beetle" or "to swell." Specifically of Celtic Welsh origin.
Buddhinan ThaiFrom Thai พุทธิ (
putthi), a transcription of Sanskrit बुद्धि (
búddhi) meaning "intelligence" and นันทน์ (
nan) of unknown meaning.
Budge EnglishNickname 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... [
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Budou JapaneseFrom Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" or from 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts".
Budrioli ItalianPossibly derived from the Greek
bòthros or Latin
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Budurov RussianIt is believed to mean "The Blessed One" or "Bless You" in Russian.
Buechler GermanFrom 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.
Buehl GermanTopographic name for someone who lived on a hillside, from Middle High German
bühel meaning "hill", or a habitational name from a place called Bühl, for example in Baden. Compare
Buhl.
Buelna AsturianAsturian-Leonese and Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Buelna in Asturies and Cantabria.
Buelter German, EnglishMiddle 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.