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BAUMGARTNER : Means "a person who works at an orchard" from German baumgarten "orchard". The word baumgarten itself is derived from baum "tree" and garten "garden".

BAUMGÄRTNER : Variant of BAUMGARTNER.

BAUMHAUER : Means "a woodcutter" from Middle High German boum "a tree", houwen "to chop". Baum is the modern German word for "a tree".

BAUTISTA : Derived from the Latin name Baptista, which referred to John the Baptist.

BAXTER : Variant (in origin a feminine form) of BAKER.

BAYER : From German Bayern "Bavaria", referring to person from Bavaria.

BAZZOLI : Means "son of Bazzolo", from the given name Baczolus.

BEAKE : From a nickname for a person with a big nose, from Middle English beke meaning "beak".

BEASLEY : From the name of a place in Lancashire, from Old English beos "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing".

BEATTIE : From the medieval name Battie, a diminutive of BARTHOLOMEW.

BEAUCHENE : From a French place name which meant "beautiful oak".

BEAULIEU : From a French place name which meant "beautiful place".

BEAUMONT : From a French place name which meant "beautiful hill".

BECK (1) : Variant of BECKE.

BECK (2) : From Middle English bekke meaning "stream, brook".

BECK (3) : Variant of BEAKE.

BECK (4) : From Old English becca "pick-axe", an occupational surname.

BECKE : German occupational name from Middle High German becke meaning "baker".

BECKENBAUER : Means "basin or bowl maker" in German.

BECKER : Variant of BECKE.

BECKERT : Variant of BECKE.

BECKET : Variant of BECKETT.

BECKETT : Originally a diminutive of BECK (2) or BECK (3).

BECKHAM : From a place name meaning "Becca's homestead".

BECSKEI : Indicated a person from Becske, a town in Hungary.

BEDROSIAN : Means "son of BEDROS" in Armenian.

BEGBIE : Originates in Scotland, where it is most common in the Edinburgh and East Lothian areas. Begbie is derived from the Old Norse given name Baggi and Old...

BEHREND : Derived from the given name BERND.

BEHRENDS : Variant of BEHREND.

BEIRNE : Variant of O'BYRNE.



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