Banyas Family History
Banyas Name Meaning
Ukrainian and Rusyn: occupational name for a miner from Hungarian bányász (see 2 below) or a nickname from dialect banyas ‘sorcerer witch doctor’. Americanized form of Hungarian Bányász: occupational name for a miner from bányász an agent derivative of bánya ‘mine’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022