Submitted Surnames Starting with B

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Bartek Polish, Czech, Slovak, German
Polish, Czech, Slovak, and eastern German: from a pet form of a vernacular form of the personal name Bartolomaeus (Czech Bartoloměj, Polish Bartłomiej, German Bartolomäus)
Barten Dutch, German
Patronymic from the given name Bart, a short form of Bartholomeus, or from a variant of Bert... [more]
Barthélémy French
From the given name Barthélémy.
Bartholomäus German
From the given name Bartholomäus.
Bartholomew English
From a medieval personal name, Latin Bart(h)olomaeus, from the Aramaic patronymic bar-Talmay "son of Talmay", meaning "having many furrows", i.e. rich in land. This was an extremely popular personal name in Christian Europe, with innumerable vernacular derivatives... [more]
Barthorpe English
This surname originates from the village of the same name in the East Riding of Yorkshire, likely combining the Old Norse personal name Bǫrkr with Old Norse þorp meaning "village."
Bartle Scottish, Cornish
An Anglo-Scottish diminutive of Bart and Barth, derived from biblical 'Bartholomew' which means 'He who makes furrows' or a farmer... [more]
Bartlett English
From the Middle English personal name Bartelot, a pet form of Bartholomew.
Bartley English, American
1. English: habitational name from Bartley in Hampshire, or from Bartley Green in the West Midlands, both of which are named with Old English be(o)rc ‘birch’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’; compare Barclay... [more]
Bartman English
Last name Bartman is very rare but I believe it’s a English last name .Possibly variant of the last name BAUMAN
Bartó Hungarian
Derived from the Old Hungarian personal name Bartolon or Bartolom (see Bertalan).
Bartochowski Polish
This indicates familial origin with the village of Bartochów.
Bartoli Italian
Derived from the Italian name Bartolo.
Bartolo Italian
From the given name Bartolo
Bartolome Spanish (Philippines)
From the given name Bartolomé primarily used in the Philippines.
Bartolomé Spanish
From the given name Bartolomé.
Bartolotta Italian
Bartolotta was the name taken by the followers of Saint Bartholomew. Bartholomew was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus. He is credited as bringing Christianity to Armenia in the 1st century.
Bartolozzi Italian
Derives from the medieval male given name "Bartholomew".
Bärtsch Romansh
Derived from the given name Bartholomäus.
Barua Indian, Assamese
From a military title historically used in Assam, derived from an Ahom word meaning "ten thousand" (referring to the number of soldiers under the command of such an officer).
Barua Bengali
From the name of the Barua people of Bangladesh and Myanmar, perhaps meaning "great noble rulers" or of Assamese origin.
Baruti Albanian
barut means gunpowder in Albanian
Barwick English, German
English: habitational name from any of various places called Barwick, for example in Norfolk, Somerset, and West Yorkshire, from Old English bere ‘barley’ + wic ‘outlying farm’, i.e. a granary lying some distance away from the main village.... [more]
Bar Yonah Hebrew
Means "son of Jonah" or "son of the dove" from Hebrew yonah "dove".
Bar Yosef Hebrew
Combination of Bar and Yosef, with the meaning of "son of Joseph".
Barzagli Italian
Probably from barezzo, an old word of Germanic origin used to denote people who bred pigs or sold ham.
Barzanî Kurdish
Denoted a person from the village of Barzan in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
Barzegar Persian
Means "farmer" in Persian.
Barzegari Persian
Derived from Persian برزگر (barzegar) meaning "farmer".
Barzelai Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai.
Barzelaij Dutch, Jewish
Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzelay. Also compare Barzilaij... [more]
Barzelay Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai via Barzelai. A known bearer of this surname is American-Israeli musician Eef Barzelay (b... [more]
Barzilai Jewish
From the given name Barzillai.
Barzilaij Dutch, Jewish
Dutch form (or "dutchization", if you will) of Barzilai via Barzilay. This name is found exclusively in the Dutch-Jewish community, and is considered quite rare: there were only 112 bearers in 1947 and only 51 bearers in 2007.
Barzilay Hebrew
Variant form of Barzilai.
Bar Zohar Hebrew
Combination of the surnames Bar and Zohar.
Baş Turkish
Means "head, top" or "leader" in Turkish.
Basa Tagalog, Filipino
Very prominent name in Manila, the Philippines.
Başak Turkish
Means "ear of grain, spike" in Turkish.
Başar Turkish
From the given name Başar.
Basarabić Vlach
From Basarabia. Basarabia is land of origin Vlach
Başaran Turkish
Means "accomplisher, achiever" in Turkish.
Basarrate Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous area of the district of Santutxu in the city of Bilbao.
Basciani Italian
The surname Basciani derives from a nickname probably given to the family of origin (from the Latin "Bassus"), for the probable short stature of some components, although the derivation from the Campania family "Bassus" is not excluded.
Bascom English
Derived from a town named Boscombe in England.
Bascou Occitan
Occitan cognate of Vasco, from Occitan basc.
Bascöurt French
The Bascourt or Bascur surname is from France, from that place dates the beginning of the surname, however the French of previous centuries had no records of that surname. ... [more]
Bascug Filipino, Cebuano
From Cebuano baskog meaning "healthy, strong".
Baseer Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Basir.
Baseggio Italian
Venetian variant of the given name Basilio.
Basel German
Derived from Božel, a diminutive of the given name Božidar.
Basel German
Habitational name denoting someone from the city of Basel, Switzerland.
Baselgia Romansh
Derived from Romansh baselgia "church".
Bashar Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Bashar.
Basheer Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.
Basher Arabic, Bengali, Filipino, Maranao
From the given name Bashir.
Bashimow Turkmen
son of Bashim.
Bashir Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Bashir.
Bashirov Tatar
Derived From a diminutive of the Arabic given name Bashir.
Bashur Kurdish
Kurdish: south -means
Basileo Galician, Italian, Spanish
From the given name Basileo.
Basilio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Basilio.
Bäşimow m Turkmen
Means "son of Bäşim".
Bäşimowa f Turkmen
Feminine form of Bäşimow.
Basiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from a place called Basin.
Basir Arabic, Persian
Derived from the given name Basir.
Bəşirova f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Bəşirov.
Basista Polish, Czech, Slovak
Occupational name for a double-bass player.
Basisty Russian
Derived from Russian басистый (basisty) meaning "having bass, deep voice".
Basit Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Basit.
Baskerville English
Means "bush town", from Anglo-Norman French boschet (a little bush) and ville (town).
Baskey Indian, Santali
Alternate transcription of Santali ᱵᱟᱥᱠᱮ (see Baske).
Baskin Jewish
Means "son of Baske", a Yiddish female personal name (a pet-form of the Biblical name Bath Seba). Baskin-Robbins is a US chain of ice-cream parlours founded in Glendale, California in 1945 by Burt Baskin (1913-1969) and Irv Robbins (1917-2008).
Baskir Turkish (Rare), South American (Rare)
Used by Jewish families that were running away from anti-semites. It's meaning is 'printer' or 'pressures are...'
Basler German
Habitational name denoting someone from the city of Basel, Switzerland.
Basler Low German
Derived from Middle Low German baseln "to act foolishly".
Basmaci Turkish
Derived from Turkish basma meaning "printed textile".
Basmajian Armenian
Armenian cognate of Turkish Basmaci.
Basnet Nepali
Meaning uncertain.
Başoğlu Turkish
Means "son of the leader" from Turkish baş meaning "leader, head".
Basom English
origin possible of saxon origin
Basra Indian, Punjabi
From the name of a city in present-day Iraq, Basra (البصرة‎).
Basri Arabic
Derived from the given name Basri.
Bass Romansh
Derived from Romansh bass "short; low".
Bassam Arabic
Derived from the given name Bassam.
Bassett English
From Old French bas meaning "short", low". It was either used as a nickname for a short person or someone of humble origins.
Bassford English
Habitational name from any of several places called Basford, especially the one in Nottinghamshire. There are others in Staffordshire and Cheshire. Either that or it's from Old English berc "birch tree" + Old English ford "ford".
Bassy English
Variant of Basey.
Bastard French, Catalan, English (Rare)
From old French meaning "bastard". Nickname for a person who's born out of wedlock. Possibly a descendant of 'William the Bastard'
Bastardo Spanish, Portuguese, Italian (Rare)
Spanish, Portuguese, Italian form of Bastard.
Bastiaan Dutch
From the given name Bastiaan.
Bastían Spanish
From the given name Bastían.
Bastian German
From the given name Bastian.
Bastiani Italian
From the given diminutive name Bastiano.
Bastíansdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Bastían" in Icelandic.
Bastíansson Icelandic
Means "son of Bastían" in Icelandic.
Bastiat French
Meaning of this name is unknown. Possibly derived from Sebastian The surname Bastiat was first found in Poitou, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.
Bastidas Spanish
Possibly related to the French word "bastide", referring to fortified towns built in Southern France in the Middle Ages.... [more]
Bastien French
From the given name Bastien.
Basu Indian, Bengali
From the given name Basu.
Basumatary Indian, Bodo
From Sanskrit वसुमती (Vasumati), another name for the Hindu goddess Bhumi. She is believed to be the mythical mother of the Bodo people.
Baszler German
Ba”s”l”r”
Baszowski Polish
This indicates familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Baszowice.
Baszucki Polish
Variant of Baszowski. One notable person with this surname is David Baszucki (1963-), CO founder and current CEO of the videogame platform "Roblox".
Batabor Filipino, Maranao
Means "coffeepot, teapot" or "green malong (tube skirt)" in Maranao.
Batac Pampangan
From Pampangan batak meaning "to pull" or "to extend help or aid".
Bataille French
nickname for a bellicose man from bataille "battle" (from Latin battalia) or a habitational name from (La) Bataille the name of several places in France all named as the site of a battle in former times... [more]
Batalo Filipino, Maranao
Possibly from Maranao batalo' meaning "practice, compete".
Batarseh Arabic
From a plural form of the given name Butrus.
Batawi Arabic
Means "Betawi" in Arabic, referring to someone originally from the city of Batavia (present-day Jakarta) in Indonesia.
Batchelor English, Scottish
Occupational name for an unmarried man, a young knight or a novice, derived from Middle English and Old French bacheler literally meaning "bachelor", ultimately from medieval Latin baccalarius.
Bateer Chinese
Most likely of Outer Mongolian origin.
Bateman English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning ‘servant of Bartholomew.’
Batey English (?)
Originates from mostly northern England. Is the presumed given name to fishers. (With it meaning "Small fishing boat" in old English.)
Bathgate Scottish, English
From the town of Bathgate, west of Edinburgh, Scotland. The town's name derives from Cumbric *beith, meaning 'boar' (Welsh baedd) and *gaith. meaning 'wood' (Welsh coed).
Batino Filipino, Tagalog
Means "hard alstonia" (a type of plant) in Tagalog.
Batirov Uzbek
Means "son of Batir" in Uzbek.
Batista Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese cognate of Bautista as well as a Spanish variant.
Batistuta Italian
Possibly from a diminutive of the given name Battista. A famous bearer is the former Argentinian soccer player Gabriel Batistuta (1969-).
Batlokwa Tswana, Southern African
a branch of the Bakgatla section of the Bantu speaking communities which originated from the Great Lakes and Northern Central Africa. Batlokwa are said to have been a breakaway branch of the Bakgatla which is another Bahurutse section of the Tswana people.
Batmaz Turkish
Means "unsinkable, buoyant" or "cheerful, carefree" in Turkish.
Batobalani Filipino, Hiligaynon, Cebuano
Means "lodestone, magnet" in Hiligaynon and Cebuano.
Batongbakal Tagalog
From Tagalog batong-bakal meaning "lodestone, iron ore".
Batool Arabic, Urdu
Derived from the given name Batul.
Batoon Filipino, Cebuano
Means "rocky, rugged, stony" in Cebuano.
Batra Indian, Hindi, Punjabi
Of uncertain meaning.
Batres Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Manchego municipality.
Batt English
This is patronymic form of the medieval personal name "Batte", meaning "son of Batte", ... [more]
Batta Indian
Hindu name of unknown meaning, based on the name of a subgroup among the Tank goldsmiths of Panjab.
Battersby English
Derives from the place of Battersby in North Yorkshire, which is composed of Old Norse personal name Bǫðvarr and the Old Norse suffix býr "farm, settlement"... [more]
Battiloro Italian
Means "goldworker", specifically an artisan who applied gold foil to other material, from Italian batti "to beat, to strike" and 'l oro "the gold".
Battiste French
Variant of Baptiste, originated from the occupation as a baptist.
Battistella Italian
From St. John the Baptist, the first bearers of this name were devoted to this saint. Another etymology would be a patronymic from the given name Battista, anyway linked to the aforementioned saint.
Battye English (British)
A surname common in parts of Yorkshire. Meaning unknown.
Batubara Batak
Means "coal" in Batak.
Batungbakal Filipino
Tagalog Filipino surname meaning "iron stone", from Tagalog bato "stone" combined with bakal "iron, steel".
Batur Turkish
Means "hero" in Turkish.
Batyrbaev Kazakh
Means "son of Batyrbay" in Kazakh.
Batyrbekova f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
Feminine form of Batyrbekov.
Batz Upper German
Derived from Alemannic Swabian Batz "pile; large quantity", possibly applied as a nickname either for a man of large physical proportions or for a man of wealth. The term also denoted a coin and may have been used metonymically for a coiner... [more]
Batz Mayan
From Mayan b'atz' meaning "monkey", specifically referring to the black howler (Alouatta caraya).
Baucom English
Variant spelling of BALCOMBE, a habitational name from West Sussex derived from Old English bealu "evil" and cumb "valley".
Baud French
Derived from the given name Baldo.
Baudelaire French
A French surname, coming from the word "baudelaire", which is a short, broad, and curved sword used in heraldry.
Baudoin French
From the given name Baudoin.
Baudouin French
From the given name Baudouin.
Baudric French (Rare)
Derived from the medieval French given name Baudric, which was a variant form of Baldéric, the French form of Baldric.
Baudry French
Derived from the medieval French given name Baudry, which was a variant form of Baudric, a given name that itself was a variant form of Baldéric (see Baldric)... [more]
Bauerdick German
A surname originating from the Rhineland region of Germany. It is derived from German Bauer (Bur in the locals dialects) "farmer" and Deich (Diek and Dick in the local dialects) "levee" or Teich "pond"... [more]
Bauersack German
Semi-Germanized form of the Polish surname Burczak, originally derived from Polish burczec "growl; shout".... [more]
Baughan Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.
Baughn Welsh
Variant of Vaughan.
Bauknecht German, Upper German
Occupational name for a farm worker from Middle High German buknecht "plowboy, farmhand" derived from the elements bu "farm" and kneht "servant, apprentice".
Bault French
Variant of Baud.
Bauman German, Jewish, Scandinavian
Respelling of German Baumann or Jewish (Ashkenazic) or Scandinavian spelling of the same name.
Bäumchen German
Surname of German origin meaning "little tree". It could have been used to describe someone who lived near a tree or forest.
Baumeister German
Occupational name for a "builder" in German; from Middle High German 'buwen' 'to build' + meister 'master'.... [more]
Baumfree Dutch, American, African American
This name is clearly derived from Sojourner Truth, a former African-American slave who was born as Isabella Bomefree (but at some point the surname was changed to the more German-looking Baumfree). Although Sojourner's original owners - James and Elizabeth Bomefree/Baumfree - were apparently of Dutch descent, it is questionable whether the surname is really of Dutch origin... [more]
Baumkötter German (Modern)
From the German words 'Baum' meaning 'tree' and 'Kötter' a type of villager who dwelt in a cottage, similar to the Scottish Cotter. "Presumably a 'Baumkötter' earned money from a small orchard on their property."
Baurzhanov m Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Бауыржанов (see Bauyrzhanov).
Baurzhanova f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Kazakh Бауыржанова (see Bauyrzhanova).
Bauyrzhanov m Kazakh
Means "son of Bauyrzhan".
Bauyrzhanova f Kazakh
Feminine form of Bauyrzhanov.
Bauza Catalan
From Balearic Catalan bausá meaning "foolish" or "silly".
Bauzon Filipino
Possibly from Hokkien 茅 (bâu) meaning "thatch, reeds" and 孫 (sun) meaning "grandchild".
Bava Indian
Variant of Bawa.
Bavaro Italian
Ethnic name from bavaro "Bavarian" someone from Bavaria, now part of Germany, but formerly an independent kingdom.
Baviera Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Means "Bavaria" in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, and Catalan. Indicating for someone from Bavaria a state in Germany.
Bawa Punjabi
Sikh name based on the name of a Jat clan. It is also a title given to the male descendants of the first three Sikh gurus.
Bawamenewi Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Bax English
Possibly a short form of Baxter, or maybe from the Anglo-Saxon word box, referring to the box tree.
Bax Dutch
Variant of Backs.
Baxendale English
Habitational name, probably an altered form of Baxenden, a place near Accrington, which is named with an unattested Old English word bæcstān meaning "bakestone" (a flat stone on which bread was baked) + denu meaning "valley"... [more]
Baxley English
Variant of Bexley.
Baxşıyev m Azerbaijani
Means "son of Baxşı".
Bay English
From the Middle English given name Baye.
Bay English, French, Dutch
Derived from Middle English and Old French bay, bai and Middle Dutch bay, all meaning "reddish brown". It was originally a nickname for someone with a hair color similar to that.
Bay Scottish
Reduced form of MacBeth.
Bay German
From the given name Baio.
Bay Danish, Norwegian (Rare)
Likely a reduced form of German Bayer.
Bayabao Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao Bayabaw, the term used to refer to traditional subdivisions of the eastern regions of Lanao.
Bayani Filipino, Tagalog
Means "hero" in Tagalog.