Submitted Surnames of Length 6

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Birket English
It's a locational surname taken from the village of Birket Houses in Lancashire.
Birkin English
The surname "Birkin" comes from a village in Yorkshire of the same name, first recorded as "Byrcene" in the Yorkshire charters of 1030, and as "Berchine" and "Berchinge" in the Domesday Book. The first known person with the surname "Birkin" was Jon de Birkin, a baron who lived in the late-11th century.
Birney English
Scottish: habitational name from a place in Morayshire, recorded in the 13th century as Brennach, probably from Gaelic braonach 'damp place'.
Birnie Scottish
Part of the clan MacInnes from the Scottish highlands. It was originally the name of a church (Burn-nigh) which became Birnie or Birney.
Bisbee English
Named after the city of Bisbee which is in Arizona.... [more]
Bisley English (British)
Bisley is a locational surname from the village of Bisley in Surrey. It comes from the words biss meaning “water” and leah meaning “farm”.
Biswas Indian, Bengali, Assamese, Odia
Derived from Sanskrit विश्वास (vishvasha) meaning "trust, confidence, faith".
Biteri Basque
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Viteri.
Bitoon Filipino, Cebuano, Hiligaynon
Means "star" in Cebuano and Hiligaynon.
Bitton Judeo-Spanish
From the medieval given name Viton or Vita, both derived from Latin vita meaning "life".
Bituin Filipino, Tagalog
Means "star" in Tagalog.
Bituon Visayan
Literally "star" in Cebuano, related to Tagalog Bituin
Bivolu Romanian
Variant of Bivol.
Bixbie Obscure (Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Bixby.
Bizley English (British)
A spelling variation of the surname Bisley.
Blacke English
Variant of Black.
Blacks English
Variant of Black.
Blaine Scottish
Derived from the given name Bláán.
Blaire Scottish, English
Variant spelling of Blair.
Blamey English
From blaidh-mez, the wolf's meadow; or pleu-mez, the parish meadow.
Blaney Irish
Topographic name from Welsh blaenau, plural of blaen "point, tip, end", i.e. uplands, or remote region, or upper reaches of a river.
Blasey French
The name may have been associated with a 4th century (316) French saint Blasius of Armenie (Armienes,) and later introduced into and adopted by Yorkshire people as their saint of wool-combers from a Norman noble.
Blasio Italian
Italian form of Blaise.
Blazer Dutch
from Middle Dutch blaser ‘blower’, hence an occupational name for a player of the trumpet or other wind instrument, or a nickname for a braggart or boaster
Bledig Welsh
"like a wolf"
Blesse English (British), Filipino, Indian, French
The last name Blesse was first discovered in Oxfordshire and held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. In the Philippines, Blesse means "a blessing in the family." In India, Blesse means "bless you."
Blight English
comes from blithe
Blinov Russian
Russian surname, derived from the word "блин" (pancake).
Blough English
Anglo-Saxon form of German “Blauch.” The name means “one who plays a horn.”
Blount English
Variant of Blunt.
Boakye Akan
Meaning unknown.
Bobber English
From the ancient Anglo-Saxon name Baber, a town in the county of Suffolk. A famous bearer of the last name is actor, director, animator, voice actor, and musician Troy Bobber.
Bobeck Swedish, German, Jewish, Slavic
A respelling of the Swedish Bobäck, an ornamental name composed of the elements bo meaning "farm" and bäck meaning "stream".... [more]
Boboev Tajik
Tajik form of Babaev.
Bobola Polish
From a derivative of bób meaning 'bean'.
Bobrov Russian
Patronymic surname derived from Russian бобр (bobr) or бобёр (bobyor) both meaning "beaver".
Bóbski Polish
Possibly derived from the Polish word bób, which means "broad bean".
Bocboc Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bukbok meaning "clobber, maul" or "woodboring insect, weevil".
Bocock English (British)
Originates in the north of England. ... [more]
Bodily Anglo-Saxon
A habitational name from the parish of Budleigh, near Exeter in Devon or Baddeley Green in Staffordshire. From the Old English budda, meaning "beetle" and leah, meaning "wood" or "clearing", also known as a glade... [more]
Bodine French
Possibly derived from the Germanic root bald meaning "bold".
Bodkin English
From the medieval male personal name Bowdekyn, a pet-form of Baldwin.
Boehme German
Variant of Böhm
Boeing English (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of German Böing. This was the surname of American industrialist William Boeing (1881-1956) who founded The Boeing Company, a manufacturer of airplanes.
Boesel German
Habitational name, from Bösel
Bogart Dutch (Anglicized), Flemish (Anglicized)
Archaic variant or an Americanized form of Dutch Bogaart, itself a variant of Bogaard. It could also be an Americanized form of Dutch/Flemish Bogaert... [more]
Bogdan Romanian, Croatian
From the given name Bogdan.
Bogusz Polish
From Bogusz, a diminutive of a name with the element bogu ("god") such as Bogdan, Boguchwał, Bogusław or Chwalibóg.
Bohart English (Rare)
Meaning unknown.
Bohner German
Occupational name from an agent derivative of Middle Low German bönen meaning "to board, to lay a floor", and a topographic name for someone who lived in a loft, derived from a variant of Bohne combined with the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.
Bohusz Polish (Rare)
Variant of Bogusz, influenced by Ukrainian.
Boikov Bulgarian, Russian
Variant transcription of Boykov.
Bojārs Latvian
Derived from the Slavic title boyar.
Bolaji Nigerian
This surname is very common in Nigeria. Possibly taken from a word in one of the Nigerian tribes languages.
Boland English
Variant of Bowland and Bolland.
Bolaño Spanish
Is a Hispanic surname derived from the spanish word for "stone cannonball" or "stoneshot".
Bolduc French (Quebec)
Probably from an old Germanic name with the roots baldi and dux, the Italian Balducci has the same etymology
Boleyn English
Franciscanized form of Bullens, a Dutch surname meaning "son of Baldo" (meaning "strong").
Bolger Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ó Bolguidir.
Bölöni Hungarian
From the place name Bölön, a village located in what is now Covasna County in Romania. This surname is used mainly among the Székelys.
Boloto Filipino, Maranao
Means "rainbow" in Maranao.
Bonamy French
Meaning "good friend".
Bondia Catalan
Bondia is a Catalan surname. It means 'good day' or 'good morning'.
Bondoc Filipino, Tagalog
Derived from Tagalog bundok meaning "mountain".
Bonera Italian
Bresciano surname (i.e., concentrated in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy), derived from the medieval Italian given name Bonora or Buonora which in turn meant "(it was a) good hour (when you were born)" from Latin bonus "good" and hora "time, hour".
Bonhoc Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano bunhok meaning "bird louse" (a type of small biting insect).
Bonito Italian, Spanish
From the given name Bonito.
Bonnar Irish
Translation of the Gaelic "O'Cnaimhsighe", descendant of Cnaimhseach, a byname meaning "Midwife
Bonnin French
Derived from a diminutive of Bon, it is also found in the island of Mallorca and Turin, Italy.
Bonsor French
Bonsor is from French origin mean good day Bon soir
Booker English
Occupational name for a maker of books, a scribe or a binder of books, from Old English bocere.
Boonma Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บุญมา (see Bunma).
Boothe English
Variant of Booth
Borcha Aragonese
Proper, non-Castilianized form of Borja; it indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
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.
Borman Dutch, Low German, English
Dutch and North German: variant of Bormann. ... [more]
Borsok Russian, Jewish, German (Austrian)
Pronouced "Boar-sook"... [more]
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]
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.
Bosnić Croatian, Bosnian, Serbian
Means ''from Bosnia''.
Bosser Breton
Bosser means butcher in Breton.
Bosson Swedish
Means "son of Bo 1" in Swedish.
Boston English
Habitational name from the town Boston in Lincolnshire, England. The name means "Botwulf’s stone".... [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), Coptic
From the given name Botros.
Bottai Italian
From bottaio "cooper, barrel-maker".
Bottum Anglo-Saxon
One of the oldest Anglo-Saxon names in Britain. It is the name of the families who lived in a broad valley or a hillside near Bootham near Yorkshire
Botzis Greek
Greek version of the Italian surname Bocci.
Boupha Lao
Means "flower" in Lao, ultimately from Sanskrit पुष्प (pushpa).
Boutet French
from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Boto a short form of any of various names composed with the element bod "messenger"... [more]
Bouzid Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of Zayd".
Bovary French
It is the surname of the famous fictional character Emma Bovary protagonist of Gustave Flaubert's novel.
Bowden Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadáin.
Bowden English
Habitational name from any of several places called Bowden or Bowdon, most of them in England. From Old English boga "bow" and dun "hill", or from Old English personal names Buga or Bucge combined with dun.... [more]
Bowker English
A surname of French origin, from the occupational term for 'butcher' (boucher). Some theories have it that it derives from OE 'bocer', meaning a scribe, but the former is more likely and is more widely affirmed.
Bowlly English
Variant of Bowley
Bowser English
Nickname from the Norman term of address beu sire ‘fine sir’, given either to a fine gentleman or to someone who made frequent use of this term of address.
Bowyer English
English: occupational name for a maker or seller of bows (see Bow), as opposed to an archer. Compare Bowman.
Boykov Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Boyko".
Boyter Scottish
Denoting a person from the island of Bute.
Boziga Medieval Occitan
BOZIGA, House or dwelling. ... [more]
Bracco Italian
Either a nickname derived from Calabrian braccu meaning "small, chubby", or probably for someone thought to resemble a hunting dog, from Italian bracco literally meaning "hunting dog, bloodhound"... [more]
Bracha Hebrew
From the given name Bracha, means "blessing" in Hebrew.
Bräger German
Habitational name for someone from Bräg in Bavaria.
Brager Norwegian (Rare)
From the name of any of the various farmsteads in eastern Norway, which may have derived their name from a river name meaning "roaring", "thundering".
Brague English
Began being used in the 1700's
Braham English
From the name of a town called Braham, probably derived from Old English brom meaning "broom (a type of plant)" and ham meaning "home, settlement" or hamm meaning "river meadow".
Brahmi Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Brahim.
Braley English (American)
A New England variant spelling of Brailey. French: from a diminutive of Brael, from Old French braiel, a belt knotted at the waist to hold up breeches; presumably an occupational name for a maker of such belts... [more]
Bramah English
From a place called either Bramall, or Bramhall formerly Bromale. From old english brom "broom" and halh, "nook, recess"
Branco Portuguese, Central African
from the the portuguese word Branco meaning "white", referring to someone with light skin and/or hair
Braque French
Surname of cubist artist Georges Braque.
Brasse English
Likely derived from the name of the village of Brace in Shropshire, England. The name of the village likely came from the Old English word braec, which was used for small forests and thickets, or the later Old English word braec, which was used for ground broken up for cultivation.
Bratić Serbian
Means ''little brother''.
Bratov Russian
Derived either from Russian брат (brat) meaning "brother" or from a short form Brat of various Old Russian given names.
Brauch German
From Middle High German bruchen "to enjoy".
Brault French
Variant of Béraud.
Brazil English (Rare), Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Breasail "descendant of Breasal", Breasal being a byname which meant "strife".
Brazos Filipino, English (American)
Means "arms" in Spanish.
Breath English, Scottish
From the La Bret family in Daveham. The Scottish variant is Braid.
Breaux French (Cajun)
Originally from the region of Poitou.
Brecht German
From a short form of any of various personal names formed with Germanic element berth " bright" "famous".
Breece English
Variant of Breese or Preece.
Breeze Welsh
Derived from the surname Breese, which came from the surname Rees.
Bregar Slovene, Croatian
Derived from breg meaning ''hill''.
Brehme German
Variant form of Bremer. German former soccer player Andreas Brehme (1960-) bears this name.
Brekke Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse brekka meaning "hill, slope".
Bremer German
Indicated a person from Bremen in the State of Bremen, Germany.
Brenna Norwegian
Variant of Brenden, a Norwegian surname derived from brenna "land cleared for cultivation by burning" (also known as svedjebruk "slash-and-burn agriculture").
Breton French, English
French and English: ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French bret (oblique case breton) (see Brett).
Breuer German, Jewish
occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale from Middle High German briuwer "brewer". Cognitive of Brewer.
Brevik Norwegian
Habitational name from any of several farms named Brevik, from Norwegian bred "broad" and vik "bay".
Breyer German (Americanized)
Americanized variant of Brauer.
Briand French
Variant of Brian.
Bridge English
Indicating one who lived near a bridge.
Bridon French (Rare)
Patronymic surname derived from French bride "bridle, harness", this name used to denote a maker or merchant of bridle, harness or horse-gear and more generally a saddler.
Bright English
From a Middle English nickname or personal name, meaning "bright, fair, pretty", from Old English beorht "bright, shining".
Brinck German
Means "home on or near a hill".... [more]
Briner German (Swiss)
Habitational name for someone from Brin in Grison canton (Graubünden) or from the Brin valley.
Brisse French
Derived from the given name Brictius.
Brnčić Croatian
Meaning unknown.
Brocos Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Agolada in the Comarca of O Deza.
Brodén Swedish
Likely composed of Swedish bro "bridge" and the common surname suffix -én (ultimately derived from Latin -enius).
Brogna Italian
From Sicilian brogna "conch, shell".
Brogni Italian
Possibly from the dialectical term brogneau meaning "wild plum", or figuratively "foreigner".
Brogno Italian
Possibly from the given name Bronius.
Broker English
Name given to someone who worked as a broker, an agent for the sale and purchase of goods and services. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Anglo-French word brocour, which has the same meaning as the English word broker
Brolin Swedish
Composed of Swedish bro "bridge" and the common surname suffix -in.
Brolin English (Anglicized, Rare)
In the case of American actors James and Josh Brolin, it seems to be derived form Burderlin, an anglicized form of Brüderlin.
Bronni English (British)
The name Bronni means 'bronze', 'love heart' or 'cat lover'.... [more]
Brophy Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Bróithe ‘descendant of Bróth’, a personal name or byname of unknown origin. Also Anglicized as Broy.
Brosig German
Brosig is a German patronymic from a vernacular pet form of the personal name Ambrosius (see Ambrose).
Brough English
Habitational name derived from any place called Brough, named with Old English burh "fortress" (compare English and Irish Burke).
Brower English (American)
English variant of Brewer. Respelling of Brauer or Brouwer.
Browes English (Canadian, ?)
My mothers maiden name.
Bruder German
From a byname meaning "brother", occasionally used for a younger son, i.e. the brother of someone important, or for a guild member.
Brueck German
Variant of Brück.
Bruins Dutch
Patronymic from Bruin meaning "brown" in Dutch.
Brumby English
English habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire named Brumby, from the Old Norse personal name Brúni or from Old Norse brunnr "well" + býr "farmstead, village".
Brunel French
Diminutive of Brun meaning "brown". Variant of Lebrun and Brunet.
Bruney English
First found in Languedoc, France, possibly meaning "brown."
Brunke German
Nickname for an ostentatious dresser, from Middle High German brunke "splendor".
Brunke German
North German pet form of the given name Bruno.
Brusch Romansh
Derived from the given name Ambrosius.
Bruski Polish
Habitational surname for someone from a place called Brus.
Brusse French
Topographic 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".
Bryley English
Variant of Briley.
Brzoza Polish
Topographic name from brzoza meaning ‘birch tree’.
Buayam Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai บัวแย้ม (see Buayaem).
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]