German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German
bier ‘beer’, German Bier, Yiddish bir, a
metonymic occupational name for a brewer of beer or a tavern owner, or
in some cases perhaps a nickname for a beer drinker.South
German: from the short form of a personal name formed with Old High
German bero ‘bear’.Northern English and Scottish:
variant of Byers.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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