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Surnames

Just a little hobby of mine (and a first stab at collateral pages): a collection of names deriving from occupation. Let me know if there are any I've overlooked!

This works for the first part of the list, then below are other English names of a related nature (adjectival, geographical, zoological), and then German. It's interesting to consider how some of them became names (Warner?). Do you know the origin of any of the questioned ones?


newest: Barker, Stoneman, Mercer


Abbott
Archer
Ashburner
Baker
Berger
Binder
Bishop
Blocker
Bookbinder
Bowman
Brewer
Bride
Butcher
Canemaker
Carpenter
Carter
Cartman
Cartwright
Chamberlain
Chandler
Churchman
Clark
Collier
Cook
Cooper
Currier
Cutler
Cutter
Deacon
Dean
Doctor
Draper
Drayer
Driver
Farmer
Fisher
Fletcher
Forester
Fowler
Fuller
Gardener
Glazer
Glover
Goldsmith
Grainger
Groom
Hooper
Hopper
Hornblower
Horner
Hunter
Joiner
Jump
King
Lander
Landsman
Leadbeater
Makepeace
Major
Marriner
Mason
Mechanic
Miller
Oliver
Ostler
Palmer?
Parker
Parson
Player
Ploughman
Ploughwright
Plumber
Pope
Porter
Potter
Priest
Prince
Rider
Roper
Sadler
Sawyer
Sayer
Scribner
Sergeant
Severn?
Shepherd
Shoemaker
Singer
Smith
Speaker
Stringer
Stockman
Tanner
Taylor
Teller
Turner
Victor
Wagoner
Walker
Waller
Ward
Warden
Warner
Weaver
Webster?
Wheeler
Wheelwright
Woolman
Wright
Yeoman

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Flint
Green
Brown
Black
Stiles
Miles
Foot
Hand
Gurney
Bowditch
Ropes
Marks
Penn
Savage
Lawless
Wylde
Horsey
Cox
Lambsey
Lindsay
Fox
Martin
Wolfe
Friendly
Standing
Sterling
Ford
Crisp
Quick
Lane
Field
Hill
Vale
Dale
Towne
Tower
Wall
Wells
Wellstone
Woolsey
Flowers
Pierce
Grubb
Maggot

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Burgher
Eisenhower
Fenstermacher
Fleischer
Geiszler?
Greider?
Messerschmidt
Meyer?
Musiker
Reiser
Schrieber
Schreier
Shrader?
Stadler?
Steiner
Volweiler?
Weber?
Zimmerman



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