This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: buchtel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lVG.2ACEB/1.2.26.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi, I'm intrested in the family name Biester, can anyone tell me where it originated from. I live in Utrecht The Netherlands, born 11 sept 1979 and my fathers name is'Andre Biester, born 5 may 1952. There are only a cuople of biester's in The Netherlands. Can anyone help me figure out where my surname comes from?