What are the job titles for surnames?
Occupational surnames cover all the common occupations of Mediaeval Europe: agricultural, manufacturing and retail with surnames like Bacon (pork butcher), Baker, Brewer, Cheesman, Cooper, Fisher, Fletcher (arrowmaker), Gardiner, Glover, Ironmonger, Kellogg (kill hog a pork butcher), Mason, Miller, Slater, Spicer,
Can I use a different last name for work?
You can take your spouses name, but use your former name strictly in a professional setting. Some states even allow you to move your old name to your middle name, and then tack on your new last one.
What surname means worker?
Wright. The noun wright is defined as a worker skilled in the manufacture especially of wooden objects. The Old English wryhta means worker or maker and is related to wrought, which once served as the past participle of our verb work.
What surnames mean Baker?
Americanized form (translation into English) of surnames meaning baker, for example Dutch Bakker , German Becker and Beck , French Boulanger and Blanger (see Belanger ), Czech Pekař, Slovak Pekr, and Croatian Pekar .
What are the surnames like jobs?
Other examples of surnames based on a job include Miller, Bishop, Smith (as in blacksmith), Barker, Carpenter, Cooper, and Collier. In Egypt, En-Naggar (Carpenter) and El-Haddad (Blacksmith) are very common. El-Gazzar (Butcher) is less common.
What are the surnames that have job meanings?
It is easy to trace the occupational origins of surnames such as Archer, Barber, Bowman, Brewer, Butler, Carpenter, Carver, Cook, Draper, Farmer, Fisher, Forester, Fowler, Gardener, Hunter, Mason, Miller, Piper, Potter, Sadler, Sheppard, Shoemaker, Skinner, Tanner, Taylor, Weaver and Wheeler.
Are last names based on occupation?
Occupational surnames used peoples jobs to identify them. These are of particular interest to family history researchers, as they can help to reveal how our ancestors made a living. Common occupational surnames include Carpenter, Knight, Taylor, Miller, and Fisher.
