Bier Family History
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Bier Name Meaning
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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Baer, Beer, Dier, Bien, Lier, Bick, Nier, Brier, Bierl, Gier