Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword bailiff.
usage
meaning
Bachmeier German
Originally referred to a farmer whose farm was beside a stream, from Middle High German bach "stream" and meier "steward, tenant farmer".
Bailey English
From Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", which comes via Old French from Latin baiulus "porter".
Fattore Italian
Means "land agent, bailiff, steward, farmer" in Italian.
Granger English, French
Means "farm bailiff" from Old French grangier, ultimately from Latin granum meaning "grain". It is borne in the Harry Potter novels by Harry's friend Hermione Granger.
Meijer Dutch
Dutch form of Meyer 1.
Meyer 1 German
From Middle High German meier meaning "bailiff, administrator", derived from Latin maior meaning "greater". Later it also denoted a tenant farmer. The spellings Meier and Meyer are more common in northern Germany while Maier and Mayer are more common in southern Germany.
Meyers German, English
Patronymic form of Meyer 1, Mayer 3 or Myer.
Schouten Dutch
Occupational name derived from Middle Dutch schout meaning "sheriff, bailiff".
Vogt German
Occupational name from Middle High German voget meaning "bailiff, administrator, steward", ultimately from Latin advocatus.