The bender Surname
bender Name Meaning and History
- German: occupational name for a cooper, a short form of Fassbender.
- English: from an agent derivative of Old English bendan ‘to bend (the bow)’, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for an archer. Compare Benbow.
- Hungarian: from bender ‘curl’, hence a nickname for someone with curly hair.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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