Polish Surnames Starting with B

Derived from baba (old woman)

Derived from bak (horsefly)

Bull or gadfly

Patronymic from Balcer (Baltazar)

From Balice village

Derived from ban (lord/ruler)

Diminutive from Banas

One from a place with rams

From Barany meaning ram

Diminutive from Bartosz

Derived from Bartko (Bartholomew)

Derived from bartnik (beekeeper)

Patronymic from Bartosz

Of thick or stout build

Diminutive from bednarz (cooper)

Cooper or barrel maker

From the name Bernard meaning brave bear

Derived from biały (white)

White or fair-haired

From Biegany meaning runners

Derived from biały (white)

From Bielawa (white place)

White or fair one

From a white place or birch grove

Derived from Bieniek (Benedict)

From bil (white/bright)

Derived from blacha (tin sheet)

Son of Blazej (Blaise)

Derived from bob (bean) or bóbr (beaver)

Beaver hunter or trapper

Round loaf of bread

Son of Bogdan meaning gift of God

Derived from Bogdan (God-given)

Derived from Bogusz (God's wealth)

From Bojanowo (place of Bojan)

Diminutive from Bolesław

Derived from bąk (horsefly/bittern)

One from a place with pine forests

From Borów (pine forest settlement)

Derived from bortnik (beekeeper)

From the Slavic name Boris meaning fight

Barefoot or without shoes

Derived from Bóg (God)

Derived from broda (beard)

Little armor or protector

From Brudzyn (muddy place)

Brick maker or brickwork

Derived from brzoza (birch tree)