Surnames that begin with the letter 'B'

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Bretherick
The surname Bretherick is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Brihtric," which means "bright ruler" or "famous ruler." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it w...
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Bretherton
The surname Bretherton is of English origin and is derived from a place name in Lancashire, England. The name is composed of two elements: "breth" meaning "hill" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "sett...
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Brethorst
The surname Brethorst is of Dutch origin and is derived from the combination of the elements "brede" meaning "broad" and "horst" meaning "wooded hill." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Brethorst ...
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Brethour
The surname Brethour is of French origin and is derived from the Old French word "breteur," meaning "a breaker or a breaker of horses." It is an occupational surname that likely originated as a nickna...
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Brethouwer
The surname Brethouwer is of Dutch origin and is derived from the occupational name "Brethouwer," meaning "bread cutter" or "bread slicer" in English. It is likely that the name was originally given t...
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Bretl
The surname Bretl is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "breit," meaning "broad" or "wide." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who was broad or w...
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Breto
The surname Breto is of Spanish and Portuguese origin, derived from the word "bretón" which means "Breton" in English. It is an ethnic name referring to someone from Brittany, a region in northwest Fr...
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Breton
The surname Breton is of French origin and is derived from the word "Breton," which refers to someone from Brittany, a region in northwest France. The name likely originated as an ethnic or regional i...
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Bretsch
The surname Bretsch is of German origin and is derived from the Middle High German word "brezze," meaning "breeze" or "gust of wind." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone with a...
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Bretscher
The surname Bretscher is of Swiss-German origin and is derived from the occupational name "Bretschneider," meaning "a person who cuts cloth." The name is derived from the Middle High German word "bret...
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Surnames that begin with the letter 'B'

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