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It has been written that the s suffix was also used by people that had a “master” and they would adopt their masters surname, trade or first name with the suffi
by timc3 2y ago
It has been written that the s suffix was also used by people that had a “master” and they would adopt their masters surname, trade or first name with the suffix. For example the worked for the Smith, they would become Smiths.
Trouble is I can’t remember where I read it, but I also recall at least two people that were heavily into genealogy telling me the same. It might have been
https://www.routledge.com/A-History-of-British-Surnames/Mckinley/p/book/9780582018693 https://www.routledge.com/A-History-of-British-Surnames/Mcki...
- ttyprintk 2y agoLook up occupational surnames, and the related possessive s. Roberts implies some servant of Robert, with Vickers being a mix. The actors in mystery plays are interesting to me. They’d play the same character their entire career. So King, Lord, and Virgin are roles according to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname#Occupational_surnames https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surname#Occupational_surnames