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Buruaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Zigoitia.
Burwitz PolabianFrom Polabian
bur "farmer" and the Germanized Slavic ending
-witz.
Burzyński PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various locations called Burzyn, derived from Polish
burza meaning "storm, tempest".
Bus DutchPossibly derived from Middle Dutch
busse meaning "firelock" or "round box, tin", an occupational name for someone who made containers or firearms.
Busalacchi ItalianMeans "father of Zallaq", from Arabic
أَبُو (
abu) "father of" and
الزلاق (
zallaq) of unknown meaning, possibly related to the given name
Salah 1 meaning "righteousness".
Busby EnglishHabitational name from a place in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as
Buschebi, from Old Norse
buskr "bush, shrub" or an Old Norse personal name
Buski and
býr "homestead, village", or from some other place so called.
Buscemi SicilianName for someone originally from the town of Buscemi in Sicily, derived from the Arabic toponym قلعة أبي شامة
(qal'at 'abi shama) meaning "castle of the man with the mole" or "castle of (the family of) Abi Shama".
Buschiazzo ItalianIt's a surname in northern Italy (Piedmont). It emerges from the German spelling Bosch or Busch and this means "forest" or "wooded area".
Busfield EnglishThis is a locational surname and originates from the hamlet of 'Bousfield', eight miles from the town of Appleby in Cumberland. This hamlet was controlled by Norse Vikings for several centuries until the Norman invasion of 1066... [
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Bushida JapaneseBushi means "warrior, samurai" and da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".
Bussemaker DutchOccupational name for a maker of boxes, tins or firearms, from Dutch
bus "box, tin, container, firearm" and
maker "maker".
Bustamante SpanishHabitational name for someone originally from the town of Bustamante in Cantabria, Spain, derived from Latin
bustum Amantii meaning "pasture of
Amantius".
Buster DutchRelated to German
Buste "blister, pimple, pockmark, ulcer", ultimately from Latin
apostema "boil, abscess".
But Indian, Kashmiri, Urdu, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Sindhi, Kannada, Konkani, Malayalam, KhmerVariant of
Butt.
But TurkishMeans "leg" in Turkish. Possibly a nickname for someone who limps.
But PolishMeans "shoe, boot" in Polish. Possibly an occupational name for a shoemaker.
Butkereit German (East Prussian)Derived from Prussian-Lithuanian
butkėrė (Standard Lithuanian
butkėrė), a Balticized form of German
Böttcher "cooper, barrel maker" combined with the East Prussian German patronymic suffix
-eit.
Butragueño SpanishOriginally denoted someone from either the town of
Buitrago del Lozoya in Madrid, or from the village of
Buitrago in Soria, Castile and León in Spain, both derived Spanish
buitre meaning "vulture" (see
Buitrago)... [
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Butsuen Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 仏 (
butsu) meaning "Buddha, Buddhism" and 園 (
en) meaning "garden; park", referring to a Buddhist-style garden.
Butta ItalianItalian: from a short form of a compound name formed with butta- ‘throw’, as for example Buttacavoli.Italian: from an old German feminine personal name Butta.Italian: variant of Botta.
Butter English, German1. English: nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a bittern, perhaps in the booming quality of the voice, from Middle English, Old French butor ‘bittern’ (a word of obscure etymology)... [
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Butterfield EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived by a pasture for cattle or at a dairy farm, or a habitational name from a place named Butterfield (for example in West Yorkshire), from Old English butere ‘butter’ + feld ‘open country’.
Butterfly EnglishFrom the insect Butterfly this Surname is borne by Star Butterfly from Star Vs. the forces of evil.
Buttiġieġ MalteseFrom Maltese
bu t-tiġieġ literally meaning "father of chickens", referring to a poulterer or someone who owned chickens.
Büttner GermanOccupational name for a cooper or barrel-maker, an agent derivative of Middle High German
büte(n) "cask", "wine barrel". This name occurs chiefly in eastern German-speaking regions.
Buttura ThaiFrom Thai บุตร (
but) meaning "son, child" and ธุระ (
thura) meaning "business; affairs; errands".
Buurman DutchFrom Old Dutch
bur meaning "neighbour, resident" or "peasant, farmer" combined with
man "person, man". Compare
Baumann.
Buuro SomaliSomali origin, meaning "hill" or "elevated place.
Bux EnglishDerived from Old English
boc "beech (tree)".
Bux Urdu, SindhiDerived from Persian بخش
(bakhsh) meaning "fortune" or "section, portion, part".
Buxtehude German, Low GermanFrom the name of the town of
Buxtehude in Lower Saxony, Germany. A famous bearer of this surname was the German-Danish Baroque composer and organist Dieterich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707).
Buxton English1. A habitational name for someone from Buxton in Derbyshire, from the Middle English Buchestanes or Bucstones (meaning "bowing stones"), from Old English
būgan meaning "to bow" and
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Buyeo KoreanArchaic surname of the ancient Buyeo Kingdom
Buzek Silesian, PolishA nickname derived from
buza 'rebuke' or
buzować 'to scold to be cross with somebody'.
Bwye Welsh (Rare)many of this name moved from south wales to india to work for the east india company around 1900's then came back to wales.
By DutchVariant form of
De Bie. Alternatively, could derive from a place name.
Byam EnglishProbably means "person from Bytham", Lincolnshire ("homestead in a valley bottom"). Glen Byam Shaw (1904-1986) was a British theatre director.
Byanski Polishlooking for the meaning of this name as it is my maiden name.
Bycraft English (American, Rare, ?)Found mostly in the American Great Lakes region and Canada, likely a singular extended family. Likely of 6th century English descent, though there are very few English natives who bear the name. Name either refers to the occupation running some sort of mill machine, the original holder living near a croft (enclosed pasture or tillage) or implies "craftiness" of its original holder.
Bydłowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Bydłowa.
Byer ScottishThe history of the Byer family begins in the Boernician tribes of ancient Scotland. The Byer family lived in or near the place named Byers in Scotland. The place-name, Byers, derives from the Old English word byre, which means cattle shed... [
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Byers Scottish, EnglishScottish and northern English topographic name for someone who lived by a cattleshed, Middle English
byre, or a habitational name with the same meaning, from any of several places named with Old English
b¯re, for example Byers Green in County Durham or Byres near Edinburgh.
Byfield EnglishEither a habitational name from a place named Byfield, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a field.
Bykowski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Bykowice or Byków.
Bylilly NavajoDerived from Navajo
bá "for him" and
álílee "magic power".
Bylin SwedishA combination of Swedish
by "village" and the suffix
-in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Bylund SwedishCombination of Swedish
by "village" and
lund "grove".
Bynes IrishThis is the surname of American actress Amanda Bynes (born April 3, 1986).
Byre EnglishProbably derived from Old English
bȳre "farm, barn".
Byres ScottishByres was first used as a surname by the descendants of the ancient Boernician clans of Scotland. The first Byres family lived in or near the place named Byers in Scotland. The place-name, Byers, derives from the Old English word byre, which means cattle shed... [
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Byron EnglishAn English place name, earlier Byram, from
byre, meaning "farm" and the suffix
-ham meaning "homestead". Famously borne by the aristocratic poet, Lord Byron.
Bystedt SwedishA combination of Swedish
by "village" and German
stedt "home, place".
Bystrowski m PolishHabitational surname for someone from a village named
Bystrowice, derived from Polish
bystry, meaning "light."
Bythesea English (British)Habitational name for someone who lived near the sea, this name is nearly extinct in England today.
Byun KoreanFrom Sino-Korean
邉 (Byun) meaning "Border".
Bywater EnglishThe surname Bywater came from the Anglo-Saxon origin and means ’dweller by the water‘
Bzowski PolishHabitational name for someone who comes from the town of
Bzowo in Poland.
Ca VietnameseOriginating from the Vietnamese word "ca" meaning descant, or a melody.
Caacbay Filipino, TagalogFrom Tagalog
kaakbay meaning "comrade-in-arms, person with another's arm over the shoulders".
Caamal MayanFrom Mayan
ka'amal meaning "twice", also taken to mean "self-conceited".
Caamaño GalicianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish in the municipality of Porto do Son.
Caan Scottish, German, JewishAltered spelling of Jewish
Cohen, or probably denoted a person from the city of Aberdeen in Scotland. Famous bearers of this surname include American actor James Caan (1940-2022), as well as his son Scott Caan (1976-), also a noted actor.
Cababa SpanishSpanish (Cabaña) and Portuguese: habitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña ‘hut’, ‘cabin’ (Late Latin capanna , a word of Celtic or Germanic origin).
Caballo Spanish, Spanish (Latin American)Derived from the Spanish word
cabello, ultimately derived from the Latin word
caballus, meaning "horse". This denoted someone who worked in a farm that took care of horses, or someone who had personality traits attributed to a horse, such as energetic behaviour.
Cabalzar RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Balzer.
Cabaña Spanish, PortugueseHabitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña ‘hut’, ‘cabin’ (Late Latin capanna, a word of Celtic or Germanic origin).
Cabañas Spanish, PortugueseHabitational name from a place named with Spanish cabaña or Portuguese cabanha ‘hut’, ‘cabin’.
Cabaniss FrenchVariant spelling of
Cabanis, a habitational name from any of various places in Gard named Cabanis, from Late Latin capannis ‘at the huts’, ablative plural of capanna 'hut'... [
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Cabboi ItalianProbably from Sardinian
caboi "capon", a gelded cockerel, perhaps a nickname for a cowardly person.
Cabebe PampanganTopographic name for someone who lived by a body of water, derived from Pampangan
be'be meaning "shore, edge of a body of water".
Cabeleira PortugueseLikely originates from the Portuguese word "cabeleira," which means "head of hair" or "hairpiece." It might have been used as a nickname to describe someone with a notable or distinctive head of hair... [
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Cabell Catalan, English, GermanAs a Catalan name, a nickname for "bald" from the Spanish word
cabello. The English name, found primarily in Norfolk and Devon, is occupational for a "maker or seller of nautical rope" that comes from a Norman French word... [
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Cabernard RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Bernard.
Cabeza De Vaca SpanishLiterally translates to "cow's head" or "head of a cow". It is likely an occupational name for someone who was associated with cows or cattle, perhaps as a rancher or butcher. Alternatively, it could also have been used to describe someone with a thick-headed or stubborn personality.
Cable EnglishEnglish: metonymic occupational name for a maker of rope, especially the type of stout rope used in maritime applications, from Anglo-Norman French
cable ‘cable’ (Late Latin
capulum ‘halter’, of Arabic origin, but associated by folk etymology with Latin
capere ‘to seize’).... [
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Cacciatore ItalianDerived from Italian
cacciatore meaning "hunter, huntsman", ultimately derived from
cacciare meaning "to hunt".
Cacioppo Italian, SicilianDerived from Sicilian
cacioppu meaning "dried tree trunk", presumably applied as a nickname for someone with wizened skin, or from
caciopu meaning "short-sighted" (derived from Greek
kakiopes, literally meaning "having bad eyes").
Cacoub Judeo-SpanishDerived from Arabic كوكب
(kawkab) meaning "star" (with the votive meaning of "lucky star").
Čáda CzechDescriptive nickname from Old Czech
čad- "smoke", applied to someone with dark skin.
Cadafalch CatalanDerived from Catalan
cadafal meaning "burial mound" or "platform, stage", ultimately from Latin
catafalicum meaning "scaffold, wooden siege tower, catafalque". A famous bearer was the Catalan architect and politician Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867-1956).
Cadalbert RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the German given name
Adalbert.
Caddick WelshFrom the Welsh male personal name
Cadog, a pet-form of
Cadfael (a derivative of Welsh
cad "battle").
Cadeddu ItalianFrom Sardinian
cadeddu "puppy, whelp", ultimately from Latin
catellus.
Cadena SpanishFrom Aguilar de Campoo, a district of Villalon in Valladolid.
Caderas RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and
dera "free area".
Caderousse French, LiteratureA character in the classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. In the novel, Caderousse is a tailor and inkeeper who aids in the arrest of Dantès.
Cadetg RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Benedetg.
Cadieli RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Gieli.
Cadillac FrenchFrom the name of a city in France, of origin I am not sure of (anyone who knows the name's etymology edit this). This is most notably the name of the car company of the same name, named after Detroit, Michigan founder Antoine de la Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac.
Cadiñanos SpanishIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous minor local entity.
Cadisch RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family", in combination with
Disch.
Cádiz SpanishHabitational name for a person from the city of
Cádiz in southwestern Spain.
Cadogan WelshFrom the Welsh male personal name
Cadwgan, literally probably "battle-scowler". Cadogan Estate is an area of Chelsea and Belgravia, including Cadogan Square, Sloane Street and Sloane Square, owned by the earls of Cadogan, descended from Charles Sloane Cadogan (1728-1807), 1st Earl Cadogan.
Cadonau RomanshDerived from Romansh
casa "house" and, by extension, "household, family" and the given name
Donatus.