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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BAMBER

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English: habitational name from Bamber Bridge in Lancashire, probably named with Old English beam ‘tree trunk’, ‘beam’ + brycg ‘bridge’.
2. German: nickname for a short fat person.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)