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He also had a great surname. As from Ancestry.com: Other occupational names include Archer, Baker, Brewer, Butcher, Carter, Clark, Cooper, Cook, Dyer, Farmer,
by animal531 8y ago
He also had a great surname.
As from Ancestry.com:
Other occupational names include Archer, Baker, Brewer, Butcher, Carter, Clark, Cooper, Cook, Dyer, Farmer, Faulkner, Fisher, Fuller, Gardener, Glover, Head, Hunt or Hunter, Judge, Mason, Page, Parker, Potter, Sawyer, Slater, Smith, Taylor, Thatcher, Turner, Weaver, Woodman, and Wright.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoMy favorite: Fletcher! Also Drover, Wakefield. Abbott, Banner, Sumner. Harper, Piper, Fiddler. Foster/Forester and Fowler. Glover, Granger, Hayward, Hoffman. Porter, Skinner, Snyder, Hooper, Joiner, Wagner, Waller. And Maier is also Farmer.
- mc32 8y agoCooper, Tanner, Turner and Wheeler too. Baxter is interesting in that at one point it was gendered (Baker/Baxter) I’m not aware of another one like that (Seamstress and Taylor but Seamstress isn’t a last name. There're many more occupational examples. Wiki to the rescue[1]. Bleeker from iconic Bleeker Bob’s means Bleacher. [1]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Occupational_surnames https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Occupational_surnam...