Jersey surnames - B

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The most comprehensive list of Jersey surnames ever researched was based on a survey by Charles Stevens in 1970. Depending on the cut-off point in the 20th century, some 2,000 family names have been in use in Jersey over the centuries. Stevens’ survey was never published until Jerripedia discovered it in typescript form, in a bound volume in the Jersey Public Library. See the index page for more information on sources. Names in all capitals were still present in Jersey in 1970. Others had disappeared

  • BAAL; Baal, Ball 1749; le Baas 1299 (from La Baasle, town in Normandy)
  • Babboys1607
  • Babin 1331
  • Le Bacotel 1309
  • Badier 1749, 1668; Baddier 1607 (a man who walks with his mouth open)
  • De Badom 1214
  • Le Baelet 1299
  • Le Baffard; la Baffarde 1309
  • Bagot 1607, 1442, 1331, 1309, 1299; de Bagot 1528; de Bagod 1461-78, Bagod 1444; Baggot 1309; Baggod 1274
  • BAGUET
  • Le BAIL
  • Bailhache 1668; Baillehache 1607, 1299; Baille Hache 1331 (give the hatchet)
  • Baillecorde 1299
  • Le BAILLY 1749; le Bailiff 1668, 1515, 1309; le Bailif 1528; le Bailiffe 1607; le Baillif 1331; Ballivus 1299
  • BAKER 1749; le Bakere c1340
  • Balan 1400; Balan, Balen 1331
  • (de Balbigny); de Balbineo 1149
  • BALLEINE 1668, 1607; Ballaine 1749; Balaynne 1528; de la Ballayne 1479; de la Baleyn c1340 (meaning whalebelly, a man who played Jonah in a miracle play; or from La Baleine south of Coutances, for La Valeine – village in vale)
  • Balliol 1309, 1299; Balleol 1292
  • Bandinel 1749, 1668; la Bandenelle 1299
  • BANNIER
  • Bans le Demaigne 1381
  • Baon 15c; le Baouns 1309
  • Barbe c 1340, 1299, 1296
  • BARBER, BARBIER; le Barber 1309
  • BARBET, Barbey; Barbet, Berbey 1668; Barbey 1617, 1607, 1528, 1461-78, c1340, 1331, 1309; Barbe 1461-78
  • Barbin 1299; la Barbine 1309
  • De Barentin 1360, 1355, 1299; Debarentin 1443; de Barentyn 1342, 1299; de Barentino 1331, 1274, 1269; de Barantin, Barantyn, Barantino, de Baraudin 1309
  • BARETTE; Barrett 1749 (from Norse barthr – big beard)
  • Le Barfot 1309
  • Barlie 1749; Barley 1528
  • De Barneville 1331, 1309, 1299; de Barnevill 1309; de Barnevilla 1309, 1274, 1186-35; de Bernevilla 1232
  • BARON 1607, 1528, c1340, 1338; Baroun, Baryn 1309; Berrun 1292
  • Bartele 1309
  • Bartillot 1607
  • De Bartone 1338
  • Le BAS 1749, 1668, 1329, 1309, 1299; Lebas 1515
  • BASSETT 1541, 1309, 1299
  • Le BASTARD 1749, 1668, 1515, Basterd 1607; Bastard 1528; le Bastar 1515; le Bastart 15c; Bastardus 1274
  • Le Bastonney 1331
  • Le Batel; Badel c1340; le Batel 1309
  • Bauche 1544, 1254-1215; Bache 1200; de Buche 1274 (big mouth)
  • BAUCHER
  • De Bauchukeham 1214
  • BAUDAINS, BAUDIN, BALDWIN; Baudains 1749, 1668; Baudin, Baulden 1607; Baudain 1528, 1461-78; Baudein 1515; Baudewynt, Baudewys 1515; Baudain, Baudayn 1461-78; Baudewyn c1340; Baudeyn, Baudouyn 1331; Baudeyn, Baudyn 1309; Baudevin, Baudewin 1299; Baldewinus 1254-5; Baudinus 1149
  • BAUDET 1749
  • Baudonette 1309
  • Baudoer c1180
  • Le Baut; Baud 1461-78; le Baut 1299
  • Le Bayonne 1299
  • BAZIRE
  • Bealheir 1309
  • Beas; le Beis c1340; Beas 1309
  • Beaucamp 1550; de Beaucamp 1461-78; de Beauchamp 1320
  • De Beaudenis 1749
  • BEAUGEARD, Bougeard, Bougourd, Bouguard
  • De Beaufougeray; de Bello Filgeric 1291
  • BEAUGIE 1749, 1668, 1607; Beauger 1668; Beaugy 1536
  • De Beaugny 1461-78
  • Beaumont 1528; de Beumont c1340
  • Beauvellet 1200
  • BECHELET
  • Bechervaise 1749, 1668; Beauservis 1607; Bescervoyse 1528; Beusurveys c1340; Boiscervoise 1331, 1329; Beynecerveyse 1309; Beycerveise, Bicerirvise 1299
  • Bechier 1299
  • BECQUET 1749, 1668, 1607; Beket 1528; Bequet 1342, 1331; de Beket 1309 (a man who lived by a brook)
  • Bedyn 1309
  • BEGHIN
  • Belerente 1309; Belorente 1274
  • BELHOMME
  • Belin, Blin
  • BELLEE 1749, 1668, 1607, 1570,; Bele 1528; Belet c1340
  • Bellot
  • Belluard; Boillard c1340; Belluard 1331; Beliard, Beluard 1299
  • Beloeil (beautiful eyes)
  • BENEST 1749, 1668, 1607, 1528, 1515, 1299; Beneest 1331; Beneyt 1309, 1274; Beneit 1299
  • Le BER 1749, 1668, 1607, 1537, 1528, 1461-1478
  • Bercand 1309
  • Le Berchier 1200
  • BERNARD 1749, 1381, c1240, 1331, 1309, 1299; Bernart 1309
  • Berney 1668
  • BERTAILLE
  • Bertaut 1749; Bertault 1536, 1532
  • Bertel 1309
  • BERTHELOT, 1668
  • Bertin 1479, 1331, 1309, 1299; Bertyn 1274
  • Bertlet c1340
  • BERTRAM 1749, 1668, 1607, 1461-78, 1331, 1309, 1299; Bertran 1528; Bertrannus 1270, c1140 (bright raven)
  • BESLIEVRE
  • BESNARD 1749, 1668, 1528,; Benard 1617; Besnart 1607
  • BESSIERES
  • De Bethom 1386
  • Baton 1331; Betoun 1389
  • Bettin 1299
  • Le BEUVANT
  • BEUZEVAL
  • BIARD (Cotentin placename)
  • BICHARD 1749, 1668, 1331, 1299; Bischert 1607; Bischard 1528; Bichart 1479 (little doe)
  • Bidon (fat man)
  • Le Bigod 1250; Bigot 1167
  • Bigrel
  • Le BIHAN, BEHAN; de Bihan 1595 (Bret, meaning small, or placename)
  • BIHEL; Bille 1528
  • BIHET
  • BILLOT 1749, 1668, 1607, 1528, 1479, 1461-78; Bilot 1331, 1309 (district near Lisiere)
  • BINET 1749, 1668, Bynest 1607; Bynet 1528
  • BISSON 1749, 1668, 1607, 1528; du Buisson 1331, 1315; du Bisson 1315; de Bussone 1309, 1185-8; de Buisson 1053-66; de Buissun c1140, 1149-50; de Dumo 1149 (from OF besson –twin; or Lat bissonus – a fiefless man; or buisson [1] – living near a thicket) [2]
  • Blaise; Blasius c1160
  • BLAMPIED 1749, 1668, 1607; Blampy 1528; Blancpy 1484; Blancpie 1402; Blancpuy 1381
  • Le BLANC, BLANCQ; le Blanc 1749, 1331; le Blancq 1668, 1607, 1299; le Bland 1692; le Blanck 1292; le Blank 1309; Le Blanke c1340; le Blaunc, Blaunk 1309 (white haired)
  • BLANCHARD 1309; Blaunchard 1309
  • Blanchaudin 1381; Blanchaudyn 1309
  • Blanchebarbe; Blancebarbe 1402; Blanchebarbe 1381, 1331, 1299; Blaunchebarbe 1309
  • BLANCHET
  • Blanchier 1607
  • Blancvillain 1494; Blauncvilein 1309
  • BLANDIN
  • Blanlok, Blaunlok 1309
  • Blaunche 1309
  • Blavenche 1299
  • BLIAULT
  • le BLOAS
  • Blome 1235
  • Le BLOND; Blondus 1274
  • BLONDEL 1749, 1668, 1590, 1340, 1331, 1274; Bloundell 1607 (the blond man)
  • Le Bloy 1299
  • Blynquatyn 1528
  • Le Bocletour 1299
  • Boee; diu Boes 1617; de la Bose 1363; les Boens 14c
  • Le Boeuf 1668, 1607; le Beouf 1528; Boeffe, Boif, Deuboef 1309; Bufe, Le Beuf 1299
  • Boffoors 1331
  • De Bohon 1331
  • BOTELLE; de Boole 1371; de Boeles 1239-40; (Bouelle, town in Normandy)
  • Boileau (drink-water)
  • Boillon; Boyllon 1607; le Boillon 1299
  • Du BOIS, BOIS 1749, 1692, 1668, 1607
  • BOISON
  • De BOISGELIN
  • Boiste 1340, 1331, 1309; Boste 1274
  • BOIZARD
  • BOLEAT
  • Le Boleor 1299
  • De Boleyn 1340 (cf Poulein) Beloyn, Bloyn, 1309; N;aum 13-3-4
  • Bollard 1340
  • Le BON
  • Bonamy 1304-5
  • De Boncoeur 1340
  • De Bonheit 1224
  • BONHOMME 1660, 1654, 1651, 1583, 1577
  • De Bonne Nuit; de Bonnenuit 1400; de Bona Nocte 1328, 1304; de Bonenoet 1309
  • BONNER; Le Bonnier 15c; le Boner 1274
  • BONVALOT
  • Le Borc 1331
  • Le Bordier 1461-78; Trachy dit Bordier 1446; le Border 1309
  • Le Borere 1299
  • Le BORGNE
  • Borimont 1299
  • BORNY; Borney 1607
  • Du Bos, Bosc; du Bos 1749, 1530; du Bosque 1607; due Book 1528; Duboc 1490; (cf Boso, converted by Bishop Lupos of Sens c600)
  • BOSCHAT
  • Bosdet; Bodet 1331, 1309
  • Le Bosquet 1668, 1607, 1528, 1479; Bosquet 1437
  • Bosquier 1363, 1309; Bopquier 1381
  • Le BOT
  • Boterel 1668, 1601, 1461-78; Botterell 1607, 1528; Boterel 1461-78, 1331, 1309 (a little toad)
  • BOUCAULT
  • BOUCHARD; Bochard 1309 (big mouth)
  • Le Boucher; le Bocher 1340; le Bouchier 1331; le Bochier 1299 (butcher)
  • BOUCHERE
  • BOUCHET
  • Boudier 1785
  • BOUDIN
  • Le BOUETTE
  • BOUHAIRE
  • Le BOUILLENEC
  • BOUILLIER, Boullier
  • Le Boulanger; lel Bolengour 1309
  • Boulart 1607
  • Boullon; Bollan, Boullain, Boullen 1647; Boullon 1528, 1435; du Boullon 1331; de Boulon, Boulon, Boleyn, Bloyn 1309; de Bollon c1200 (of Boulogne)
  • BOULVARD
  • Bounouet 1482 (cf Bonne Nuit)
  • De BOURCIER; Brelade de Bourdys 1527
  • Le Bourdon 1749, 1668, 1607, 1536, 1402, 1381; Bourdon 1340; Bordon 1528; Le Bordon, Bordoun 1309
  • Le BOURGEOIS; le Borgeys 1309; Burgensis 1185
  • De Bourne 1319; de Borne 1321; Le Born 1214
  • Le BOUSTOULER
  • BOUTELOUP (thrust the wolf)
  • Le BOUTILLIER 1749, 1668; le Buttelier 1607; de Boutyllier 1528; le Bouthillier 1515; Bouteliere 1381; Bouteillier 1363; le Botillier 1309; Boteller 1255(maker of leather bottles; butler)
  • Bouton 1749, 1668
  • Boutvilain; Boutevillon 1749, 1668; Buttvillon1607; Butt William 1528; Butvilain 1309; Botvileyn 1274
  • BOWER
  • BOYCE; la Boyce 1309
  • BOYER
  • Boyton 1299
  • BOZIER
  • Le Brabachon 1309
  • De Brabant, Braben 1340; de Brabant, le Braban 1328; de Braban 1309, 1299; de Breban 1309
  • Brainet, Braynet 1309
  • Le Bramenchon 1331; le Bramenchoun 1309
  • Brasdefer 1668, 1397, 1367, 1357, 1309; Bradfiers 1607; Bradfer 1528, 1340; Bradefer 1342, 1309; Bras de Fer 1331; Brazdefer 1368; Braz de Fer 1332; Bradifer 1274 (arm of iron)
  • BRASSIER
  • Bray 1607, 1528
  • Brecquin; Brekin 1668; Bricquin 1607
  • BREDONCHEL
  • BREE; Bree 1759, 1749; Bree 1668; (a Breton; cf les Brez in Wace for Bretons)
  • Brehaut 1512
  • Bresne; la Bresne 1331
  • BRESSAT
  • De BRESSY
  • BRETEL
  • Le BRETON 1749, 1668, 1607, 1357, 1331, 1312, 1309, 1299, 1291; le Bretton 1528, 1287; les Bretaus 1331; le Bretoun 1309; le Bretun 1286; le Britun 1274; dictus Brito 1290, 1270; Brito 1236-7
  • Le BREUILLY
  • Brevint 1648, 1604
  • BRIARD 1749, 1668, 1607, 1357, 1331, 1312, 1299; Briart 1515, 1330 (from La Brie, east of Paris)
  • De Bricqueville 1485
  • Brict 1529, 1508, 1498-9; Britte 1508, 1498-9; le Bret 1309, 1299
  • Brideaux
  • BRIDOU
  • Brigindyne 1528
  • De Briquebec 1150; de Brikebok 1307-27; de Brikebec 1240-1; de Bricheboc 1150
  • BROCHAND
  • BROCHET; Borket, Broket 1309; le Broket 1299
  • Le BROCQ 1749, 1668; le Brocque 1607; le Broc 1515, 1309; le Brok 1528; le Brogue 1309; (Breton broc’h badger)
  • De Bruerey 1309; Briwerre 1215
  • De BRUN 1749, 1668, 1607, 1331, 1299; de Broune 1309 (brown-haired)
  • Le Brunet and la Brunette 1461-78
  • Brusbon 1340
  • Brussebarre 1309; Brusebarre 1328, 1309; Brisebarre 1299
  • BRYANT 1528
  • BUARD
  • De Buche 1247-8; Buche 1233
  • BUESNEL 1749, 1668; Bunell 1617; Busnell 1607
  • Buffey, Buffee, Boeffey 1309
  • BUHOT; du Buhot 1331, 1309
  • Bunoet 1497; Busnoet 1528; Bunoet 1497, 1331;
  • Burdon 1299
  • Burget 1331; Burgent 1340; Borgueyt 1331; de Bourges 1309 (cf Bourgeois0
  • Buret 1381
  • BURNELL; Burnel 1309, 1247-8
  • Burgillon 1340
  • Burnouf 1331, 1329, 1270; Bunouf 1381; Burnouf 1309, 1299, 1234; Barnolf 1309; Barnuf 1299; Burnofus, Burnulfus 1190 (from Frankish name Beornwulf) Aburnolf 1309
  • Buron 1538, 1309
  • Burywint; Bueryvint 1331; Burywynt 13oi
  • Bussier 15c; Bussy 1340
  • BUTEL
  • Le Buver 1236
  • Bybes 1607
  • Bylesmer 1340
  • Bysse 1607

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The name undoubtedly came to Jersey from nearby Normandy, where to this day there are still du Buisson families. Modern researchers, including Jerripedia editor Mike Bisson, have no doubt that the true orgin relates to someone living near a bush or in a thicket
  2. ↑ Also Le Gros Bisson
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