occupational names
( origin, meaning )

feminine

bell ( english/scottish, bell ringer )

fifer ( scottish, pipe player )

paige ( english, paige to a lord )
piper ( english, pipe player )

sailor ( english, sailor )
schuyler ( dutch, scholar )

masculine

archer ( english, bowman )

bader ( german, barber/surgeon )
baird ( scottish, poet )
baker ( english, baker )
banner ( english, flag bearer )
barbeau ( french, fisherman )
bauer ( german, farmer )
becker ( german, baker )
bishop ( english )
booker ( english, scribe )
bouvier ( french, herdsman )
boyer ( english/french, bow maker/cattle herder )
brazier ( english, worker with brass )
brewster ( english, brewer )

carver ( english, wood carver )
chandler ( french, candle maker )
chaucer ( english, breeches maker )
clark ( english, scribe )
cohen ( hebrew, priest )
collier ( english, coal miner )
colter ( english, colt herder )
cooper ( english, barrel maker )
cordell ( english, maker or seller of rope )
cutler ( english, knife maker )

deacon ( english )
decker ( german, roofer )
drover ( english, driver of sheep/cattle )
duke ( english, rank of nobility )
durward ( english, doorkeeper )

earl ( english, rank of nobility )

falknar ( english, falcon trainer )
farrar ( english, blacksmith )
favre ( french, ironworker )
fisher ( english, fisherman )
fletcher ( english, arrow maker )

hackett ( german, little hewer )

jagger ( english, carter )

keller ( german, cellar master )
knight ( english )

latimer ( english, latin translator )

marshall ( french, one who looks over horses )

nagel ( german, nail maker )
napier ( scottish, table linens maker or seller )

parson ( english, clergyman )
porter ( latin, gatekeeper )
potter ( english, pot maker )

ranger ( french, forest guardian )
rider ( english, horseman )
ritter ( german, knight )

shepherd ( english, sheep hearder )
sherman ( english, cloth shearer )
slater ( english, slate maker )
smith ( english, blacksmith )
stewart ( scottish, steward )
sutter ( english, shoemaker )

tanner ( english, leather tanner )
thatcher ( english, roof thatcher )
tolliver ( english, metalworker )
tucker ( english, fabric pleater )
turner ( english, works with a lathe )
tyler ( english, tile maker )

usher ( english, doorkeeper )

wainright ( english, wagon maker )
walker ( english, cloth walker )
ward ( english, guard )
wayne ( english, wagon maker )
webster ( english, weaver )
wheeler ( english, wheel maker )
whistler ( english, one who whistles )

unisex

bailey ( english, law enforcer )
baylor ( english, one who delivers goods )
beaman ( english, beekeeper )
beamer ( english, trumpet player )

carbry ( irish, charioteer )
carter ( english, transporter of goods by cart )
cleary ( irish, cleric )

draper ( english, cloth merchant )

fisk ( english, fisherman )
forest ( french, woodsman )
foster ( english, forester )

gardener ( english, garden keeper )
granger ( english, worker of the granary )

harper ( english, harp player )
hopper ( english/dutch, dancer )
hunter ( english, one who hunts )

kiefer ( german, barrel maker )
kyler ( dutch, bowman )

lanier ( french, wool worker )

mailer ( english/french, enameler )
mason ( english, stonemason )
mercer ( french, merchant )
miller ( english, grinder of grain )

naylor ( english, nailer )

palmer ( english, one who holds a palm )
parker ( english, park keeper )
peale ( english, bell ringer )
poet ( english )

quiller ( english, scribe )

sadler ( english, saddle maker )
sawyer ( english, woodcutter )
sayer ( english, woodcutter )
skipper ( english, captain )
spencer ( english, dispenser of provisions )

taylor ( english, tailor )
thayer ( french, tailor )
tinker ( english, tinkerer )

vischer ( german, fisherman )

wagner ( german, wagon maker )

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