Been Family History
Been Name Meaning
Dutch: nickname from been ‘leg’ probably denoting a cripple. Dutch: occupational name for a butcher either metonymic from been ‘bone’ or shortened from beenhouwer ‘butcher’. Dutch: from a short form of any of various ancient Germanic personal names beginning with the element Bern- ‘bear’ as for example Bernhard . English: variant of Bean .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022