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Band Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoops and bands, etc., from Middle English band, bond, Middle High German, Middle Low German bant, German Band denoting something used for tying or binding: ‘hoop’, ‘metal band’, ‘fetter’, ‘shackle’. Old spelling of the Dutch cognates Bant, Bande, from Middle Dutch bant ‘band’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Bank, Wand, Rand, Hand, Land, Bann, Banz, Brand, Banda, Bard