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Either there used to be a lot of iron-workers (smiths) around in English-speaking areas back then, or iron-workers were especially good at making babies (and no
by nealabq 7y ago
Either there used to be a lot of iron-workers (smiths) around in English-speaking areas back then, or iron-workers were especially good at making babies (and not just horseshoes).
If we were adopting surnames today, I'd pick Hacker over Engineerer or Softwarer or Programmer. Or maybe Forger, since it is someone who builds things. Smiths also forge.
- legostormtroopr 7y agoTwo things: you don't send Smiths into war, you need them at home forging weapons so they probably survived longer. And there are many types of Smith - blacksmiths, silversmiths, goldsmiths, etc...
- perl4ever 7y agoWell, not just English speaking areas, what about the Schmidts? And the Fabers? And the Kovács? And the Herreras? And the Haddads? And the Ferraros/Ferraris? And the Kowalskis? And the Kuznets(ovs)? And the McGowans? And the Lefebvres? And the Smits? And the Favres? And the Martels?