Bies

See also: bies, BIEs, bieś, biés, and Bieś

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Borrowed from Dutch and North German Bies, a topographic surname from bies (“rush; sedge”).
• Borrowed from Polish Bies, an unflattering nickname from bies (“devil, demon”).

Proper noun

Bies (plural Bieses)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bies is the 25332^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 977 individuals. Bies is most common among White (95.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bies”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 158.

Polish

Etymology

From bies ("devil", "demon").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bjɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs
• Syllabification: Bies

Proper noun

Bies m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Bies

	singular	plural
nominative	Bies	Biesowie
genitive	Biesa	Biesów
dative	Biesowi	Biesom
accusative	Biesa	Biesów
instrumental	Biesem	Biesami
locative	Biesie	Biesach
vocative	Biesie	Biesowie

Proper noun

Bies f (indeclinable)

1. a female surname

Further reading

• “Bies”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022