Origin
Band : 1: English German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands etc. from Middle English band bond Middle High German Middle Low German bant German Band ‘hoop metal band fetter shackle’ i.e. something used for tying or binding.2: English: variant of Bond.3: German: from a pet form of Bernhard.4: Dutch: habitational name from any of several places called (De) Band or Bant. These toponyms have been associated with the meanings bant bunt ‘gray hair-grass’ or with band bant ‘strip of land’.
Allery : 1: English (Devon): most probably a variant of Ellery.2: Americanized form of French Alarie. In the US this surname is most common among Native Americans in ND namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.
Azure : Altered form of French Hazeur: nickname for an irritating person from Old French haser ‘to vex annoy’. It is most common among Native Americans in ND namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. The surname Hazeur is no longer found in France.
Bander : 1: German (Bänder): occupational name for a cooper (see Bender).2: Jewish (Ashkenazic; also Bänder): from German Band ‘cord’ + the suffix -er either an occupational name for a cord maker or a name distributed at random by Austrian clerks.
Bandi : 1: Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Bando which may be a short form of any of various ancient Germanic compound names with the element bandwo- ‘banner flag insignia’.2: Swiss German: probably from an ancient Germanic personal name of the same origin as the Italian (see 1 above).3: Hungarian (Bándi): habitational name for someone from a place called Bánd in Veszprém County and Marosszék in Transylvania.4: Indian (Andhra Pradesh): from Telugu baṇḍi ‘carriage cart’ the name of a Reddy clan.
Bandler : German: occupational name for a maker of band (for vessels) or ribbon or lace from an agent derivative of Middle High German bandel a diminutive of bant ‘band’ (see Band).
Bandy : 1: English: perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English bandi bondi bendi derivatives of Middle English and Old English band bond bend ‘band ribbon stripe’ + Middle English -i reinforced by Old French bendé ‘striped’ with reference perhaps to clothing ornamented with ribbons or stripes or to the diagonal band of a heraldic device. Compare Band.2: English: alternatively perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English bandy bendy ‘curved stick’ used for someone with bent or crooked legs.3: Czech and Slovak: from a derivative of banda ‘(gipsy) band’ apparently a nickname for a bandsman. This surname is found among Gypsies.4: Hungarian (Bándy): variant of Bandi.5: Americanized form of Swiss German Bandi.
Beichler : 1: German: variant of Beuchler from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name related to Middle High German bouc ‘arm band necklace’.2: Altered form of German Büchler (see Buechler).
Belgarde : Altered (shortened) form of French Bellegarde. This surname is most common among Native Americans in ND namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians and the Spirit Lake Tribe of Dakota Sioux. It is also found in Haiti.
Bendel : 1: South German: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of ribbons and cords from a diminutive of Middle High German band ‘band cord’.2: English: variant of Bendall. This surname is now rare in Britain.
Bercier : French:: 1: occupational name from bercier a regional form of berger ‘shepherd’.2: occupational name for an archer or a hunter from an agent derivative of Old French berser ‘to shoot (with a bow and arrow)’. In the US this surname is common among Native Americans namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in ND.
Decoteau : Altered form of French Canadian Descoteaux. This surname is common among Native Americans in ND namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians. It is also found among African Americans. Compare Decato.
Kapela : Polish: occupational name for a musician from Polish kapela ‘music band court orchestra’.
Koppelman : 1: Dutch: topographic name a derivative of Koppel with the addition of man ‘man’.2: Dutch: occupational name for a yoke maker from coppel ‘yoke band tie’ + man ‘man’.3: Americanized form of North German Koppelmann a cognate of 1 above.4: Jewish (Ashkenazic): elaborated form of Koppel with the addition of Yiddish man ‘man’. Compare Kopelman.
Lafromboise : Altered form of French Canadian Laframboise ‘the strawberry’. This surname is common among Native Americans namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in ND and the Blackfeet in MT.
Parisien : French: from Parisien ‘Parisian’ a habitational name for someone from the city of Paris (see Paris 2) or perhaps a nickname denoting someone who had Parisian connections for example through trade. In the US this surname is most common among Native Americans namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians in ND. Compare Parisian.
Poitra : Altered form of French Canadian Poitras. It is most common among Native Americans in ND namely the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.
Vele : 1: Hispanic: unexplained.2: Romanian: from the root of the Slavic adjective velik(i) ‘great’ used in personal names as a title denoting importance of the bearer.3: Native American: unexplained. It is found among the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Band of Mohican Indians in WI.
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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
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