Bester Family History
Bester Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who looked after animals such as a herdsman from Middle English bestere apparently a derivative of Middle English beste ‘beast’ (see Best ). German: variant of Beste Slovenian (Bešter): probably a variant of Vester 3 from a shortened form of the personal name Silvester.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022