BarzegariPersian Derived from Persian برزگر (barzegar) meaning "farmer".
BauerdickGerman 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]
BauersackGerman Semi-Germanized form of the Polish surname Burczak, originally derived from Polish burczec "growl; shout".... [more]
BeeraleSomali The surname "Beerale" in Somali means "farmer" or "agriculturist." It refers to someone involved in farming or agricultural activities.
BoersmaWest Frisian, Dutch From Dutch boer "farmer, peasant" combined with the Frisian suffix -ma.
BondeSwedish, Old Swedish, Danish From Old Norse bóndi "farmer". Used as both a last name and a (rare) given name in Sweden (see Bonde for the given name and Bondesson as an example of a patronymic derived from this name)... [more]
BondeNorwegian (Rare) From a farm named Bonde, named with Old Norse bóndi "farmer" and vin "meadow".
BoumaWest Frisian Shortened form of the now-extinct Frisian surname Bouwema, a patronymic form of the given name Bouwe (see Boudewijn)... [more]
BouwmanDutch Means "farmer" in Dutch. Alternatively, a patronymic form of Boudewijn.
BurgmeierGerman Occupational name for the tenant farmer of an estate belonging to a castle or fortified town, from Middle High German burc "(fortified) town, castle" and meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1).
BurwitzPolabian From Polabian bur "farmer" and the Germanized Slavic ending -witz.
BuurmanDutch From Old Dutch bur meaning "neighbour, resident" or "peasant, farmer" combined with man "person, man". Compare Baumann.
CouturierFrench occupational name for a tailor Old French cousturier from an agent derivative of cousture "seam". status name from Old French couturier "farmer husbandman" an agent derivative of couture "small plot kitchen garden".
EllermeyerGerman It is a combination of the German words “Eller,” which means “alder,” and “Meyer,” which means “steward” or farmer”. So, it is thought to refer to someone who was either a steward or farmer who lived near an alder grove.
FallahPersian Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
FallahiPersian Derived from Arabic فلاح (fallah) meaning "farmer, peasant".
GuirguisAncient Egyptian, Coptic The surname Guirguis is of Egyptian and Coptic origin, primarily associated with Christian families from Egypt. It is a transliteration of the Coptic name Girgis (Γεώργιος), which is derived from the Greek name George (Γεώργιος), meaning "farmer" or "earthworker."
HelmeyerGerman, Dutch, Danish Derived from Middle Dutch meier "bailiff, steward; tenant farmer" and an uncertain first element.
JaunzemeLatvian Feminine form of Jaunzems, a Latvian occupational surname meaning "new farmer", composed of jauns meaning "new" and zeme meaning "land" (compare zemlja).
KallmeyerGerman from a Germanized form of Slavic kal "marshland bog" or from Middle High German Middle Low German kalc "lime" and Middle High German meier "tenant farmer" (see Meyer 1) hence a distinguishing nickname for a farmer whose farm lay on marshy land or near a lime pit.
LindenmeyerGerman Habitational name for the tenant of a farm identified by a lime tree, derived from Middle High German linde meaning "lime tree" and meier meaning "tenant farmer".
MajerleSlovene Slovene surname Majerle, a variant of the Polish, Czech, and Slovak Majer, which was a status name for "steward, bailiff, tenant farmer, or village headman", from the German Meyer 1.
MassaroItalian Regional or archaic form of Italian massaio meaning "tenant farmer, share cropper".
MeeboerDutch (Rare) Possibly an occupational name for someone who brewed or sold mead, from Dutch mede (also mee) "mead" and boer "farmer, peasant; merchant, producer (of a product)".
MeijerinkDutch Toponymic surname derived from meier "bailiff, steward, tenant farmer" (see Meijer) combined with the suffix -ink.
MittermeierGerman (Austrian) Literal meaning "middle farmer" its thought to have been given to farmers living between two there farms in the mountains.
NieboerDutch Dutch cognate for Neubauer. epithet for a farmer who was new to an area from nie "new" and bur "farmer".
NiedermeyerGerman Means "lower farmer", a distinguishing name for a farmer who worked further south or in a low-lying location.
OgorodnikovRussian From Russian огородник (ogorodnik) meaning "truck farmer, market gardener".
PõldurEstonian Põldur is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer".
PõlluEstonian Põllu is an Estonian surname meaning "arable" or "agrestic"; associated with farming ("farmer" = "põllumees").
PõllumeesEstonian Põllumees is an Estonian surname meaning "farmer"; literally "agrestic (põllu) man (mees)".
RosemeyerGerman Derived from the Middle High German rose meaning "rose" and meier meaning "(tenant) farmer steward". This is a German nickname and distinguishing name for a farmer who grew or liked roses.
SennGerman Derived from the Middle High German word senne meaning "dairy farmer".
Van MerrienboerDutch Occupational name for a mare farmer, derived from Middle Dutch merrie meaning "mare (female horse)" and boer meaning "peasant, farmer".
WickseyEnglish Two separate surnames, joined together to form Wicksey, when the Vikings invaded England. The name means "Dairy Farmer on the Marsh".
WinneFlemish Occupational name for an agricultural worker, from Middle Dutch winne "farmer, peasant, tenant".
WolfmeyerGerman From German wolf "wolf" and meyer "tenant farmer".
ZarePersian Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".
ZareiPersian Derived from Arabic زارع (zari') meaning "farmer".
ZhytaryukUkrainian Means "child of the grain farmer". Derived from Ukrainian "житар (zhytar)", meaning "grain farmer" and the last name suffix -юк (-yuk).