Best (surname)
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Best is a surname, and may refer to
- Ahmed Best
- Alfred M. Best
- Ben Best
- Calum Best
- Carlisle Best
- Charles Herbert Best (1899-1978) American/Canadian Physiologist
- Clyde Best
- David Best
- David Best (Manitoba politician)
- Elsdon Best
- George Best (1946- ) NI soccer player
- Harold Best
- James Best
- Jacob Best, family patriarch and founder of the Pabst Brewing Company
- Keith Best
- Leon Best
- Marjorie Best
- Neil Best
- Pete Best, original drummer for The Beatles.
- Richard Stuart Best, member of House of Lords
- Robert Best, designer
- Robert Hile Best, inventor, Manhattan Project scientist
- Robert H. Best, convicted of treason in 1948
- Sigismund Payne Best
- Steven Best
- Tino Best
- Travis Best
- Werner Best
- William Draper Best, 1st Baron Wynford
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Origins: English, French, Dutch
History: Derived from the Old English/Old French word "beste", or the Latin "bestia", meaning beast. The surname Best may be a metonym referring to one employed as a herdsman. First found in Kent, they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest of 1066. Some of the first settlers to the America s were Christopher Best, who settled in Virginia in 1623, John Best, who settled in New England in 1634, Thomas Best, who settled in Virginia in 1635, and William Best, who settled in Virginia in 1643.
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