Beste Family History
Beste Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived by the Beste river a tributary of the Trave (Brandenburg) or a habitational name from any of various villages called Besten (North Rhine-Westphalia) said to be named with a Middle Low German word for poor soil. German: from a short form of the personal name Sebastian . English (London) and French: variant of Best . This surname is rare in both Britain and France.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022