BABY NAMES FROM OCCUPATIONS

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Surname - Occupation
  1. Abbott From The Church
  2. Archer Archer
  3. Bacchus Worked In A Bake House
  4. Bailey Bailiff
  5. Baker Baker
  6. Barber Cut Hair; Surgeon
  7. Barker Tanned Hides With Bark
  8. Baxter Female Baker
  9. Bekker Made Wooden Vessels
  10. Bender Made Casks And Barrels
  11. Berger Shepherd
  12. Bishop From The Church
  13. Boardman  Cut Timber Into Boards
  14. Boatwright Made Boats
  15. Bowman Bow Man
  16. Bowman Archer
  17. Brewer Brewed Ale
  18. Brewster Female Brewer
  19. Butler Wine Steward
  20. Campion Pro Fighter; Champion
  21. Cannon From The Church
  22. Cantrell Singer In A Chantry
  23. Carpenter Carpenter
  24. Carrin Made Carts
  25. Carter Transported Merchandise In A Cart
  26. Cartwright Made Carts
  27. Carver Sculptor
  28. Cater Supplied Goods To A Large Household
  29. Century Belt Maker
  30. Chafer Lime Kiln Worker
  31. Chaffer Merchant
  32. Chalker White Washer
  33. Challender Sold Blankets
  34. Chamberlain In Charge Of Private Chambers.
  35. Chambers In Charge Of Private Chambers.
  36. Chandler Candle Maker (Also, Ship's Chandler, Who Purveyed Ship's Supplies
  37. Chaplin Chaplain
  38. Chaplin From The Church
  39. Chapman Merchant/peddler
  40. Cheeseman Made And Sold Cheese
  41. Cheesewright Made And Sold Cheese
  42. Cherrier Worked In A Cherry Orchard
  43. Chessman Made And Sold Cheese
  44. Clark Clerk
  45. Cleaver Either Worked In A Butcher Shop Or Split Wood
  46. Coldren Made Large Cooking Pots
  47. Coleman Gathered Charcoal
  48. Collier Sold Charcoal
  49. Conner Inspected For Weights And Measures
  50. Cook Cook
  51. Cooper Made Barrels
  52. Cotter Tenant Farmer
  53. Crocker  Made Pottery Crocks
  54. Crowther Played The 'Crowd', A Medieval Stringed Instrument
  55. Currier  Dressed Leather After Tanning
  56. Cutler  Made Knives And Scissors
  57. Day Worker In A Dairy
  58. Dexter Female Dyer
  59. Drage Confectioner
  60. Draper Drapery Maker
  61. Dyer Dyed Cloth
  62. Dyster Female Dyer
  63. Falconer Raised And Trained Falcons
  64. Farmer Farmer
  65. Farrar Smith, Ferrier
  66. Faulkner Raised And Trained Falcons
  67. Fearson Ironmonger/smith
  68. Fisher Fisherman
  69. Fiske Sold Fish
  70. Flax Sold Or Grew Flax
  71. Fletcher Made Arrows
  72. Foal Fool; Jester
  73. Forester Guardian Of Lord's Forest
  74. Forrester  Guardian Of Lord's Forest
  75. Foster Guardian Of Lord's Forest
  76. Fowler Trapped Small Birds
  77. Frobisher Polished Swords And Armor
  78. Fuller Thickened Cloth By Trampling
  79. Gage Inspected For Weights And Measures
  80. Gardner, Gardiner Cultivated Vegetable And Flower Garden
  81. Glazier  Glass Worker
  82. Glover Glovemaker
  83. Goldsmith Gold Smith
  84. Graves Steward
  85. Hammer Made Stone Hammers
  86. Harper Played Or Made Harps
  87. Hayward Guarded Fences Or Enclosures
  88. Heard Shepherd Or Cow Herd
  89. Hinman Keeper Of Deer On An Estate
  90. Hogg Swine Herd
  91. Hooper The Hoop Maker For Barrels
  92. Horner  Hornsmith (made Cups, Ladles & Spoons, Etc. Of Horn)
  93. Hunter Hunter
  94. Inman Innkeeper
  95. Kantor Singer In A Chantry
  96. Keeler  Barge Tender
  97. Kellogg Slaughterer
  98. Key Made Keys
  99. Killer Lime Kiln Worker
  100. King Servant To A King
  101. Kisser Armor Maker
  102. Knight Knight; Any Military Servant; Young Servant To A Knight
  103. Lander Laundry Worker
  104. Leadbetter Lead Worker
  105. Lister Cloth Dyer
  106. Loomis  Loom Maker
  107. Lorimer Made Spurs
  108. Lush Usher
  109. Machin Mason; Stoneworker
  110. Marshall In Charge Of Horses
  111. Mason Stone Cutter Or Worker
  112. Mercer Merchant, Esp. Of Fine Cloths (silk, Velvet Etc.)
  113. Miller, Milner One Who Ran The Grain Mill
  114. Mulliner, Mills Miller
  115. Nader Tailor
  116. Naylor Nailmaker
  117. Packman  Peddler
  118. Page, Paige, Paget Minor Male Servant
  119. Painter Painter
  120. Palmer A Pilgrim
  121. Parker Game Keeper
  122. Parson Parson; Rector
  123. Parson From The Church
  124. Pearlman  Dealer In Pearls
  125. Piper Played Or Made Pipes
  126. Pittman (Pitman) Worked Down In The Pit With The Pitsaw
  127. Plummer Plumber; Lead Worker
  128. Potter Potter
  129. Proctor Tax Collector; Solicitor; Steward
  130. Provost Supervisor On A Lord's Manor
  131. Purcell Swine Herd
  132. Redman Roof Thatcher
  133. Rock Spun Wool; Made Distaffs
  134. Rocker Spun Wool; Made Distaffs
  135. Roper  Ropemaker
  136. Ryder Delivered Messages On Horseback
  137. Saddler Made Saddles
  138. Sailor Sailor
  139. Salter Salt Worker Or Salt Seller
  140. Sandler  Sandalmaker
  141. Sargent Military Servant
  142. Sawyer Sawed Wood
  143. Schneider Tailor (German)
  144. Schreiber Clerk
  145. Scully Town Crier
  146. Seal/Seales Maker Of Seals Or Saddles
  147. Seaman  Worked On A Ship
  148. Sexton Maintained Churches; Dug Graves
  149. Sexton From The Church
  150. Shearer  Sheared Wool From Sheep
  151. Shepherd Shepherd
  152. Shields Armorer
  153. Shoemaker Shoemaker
  154. Singer Singer
  155. Skinner Tanned Hides
  156. Skipper Ship Master
  157. Slater  Laid Roofing Slates 
  158. Smith, Smythe Blacksmith
  159. Smoker Made Smocks
  160. Snyder Tailor (Dutch)
  161. Soppner Roofing Shingle Maker
  162. Spencer Dispensed Lord's Provisions
  163. Spicer Sold Spices
  164. Spittle Hospital Worker
  165. Stanier, Stonier Stone Cutter
  166. Steele Steel Worker
  167. Stewart Steward
  168. Stoner  Mason
  169. Stringer Made Strings For Bows
  170. Tabor Played The Tabor (Small Drum)
  171. Tanner Tanned Hides
  172. Tasker Did Piece Work
  173. Taverner Tavern Keeper
  174. Taylor Tailor
  175. Thatcher Thatched Roofs
  176. Tiller Farmer
  177. Tillman Farmer Or Tile Maker
  178. Todd Fox Hunter
  179. Toller Toll Collector
  180. Trainer Trapper
  181. Tranter Waggoner
  182. Trapp Trapper
  183. Travers Tollbridge Keeper
  184. Trinder Wheel Maker
  185. Trotter Messenger
  186. Tucker Cloth Worker
  187. Turner Made Small Objects By Turning Them On A Lathe
  188. Tyler Made And Sold Tiles
  189. Tyrer Wardrobe Master
  190. Voss Servant
  191. Wagner (Wagoner)  Made Or Drove Wagons
  192. Wainwright  Made Wagons
  193. Walker Shrunk Woolen Cloth
  194. Waller Built Walls
  195. Ward Watchman; Guard
  196. Warf Dock Worker
  197. Warner, Warrer In Charge Of Wildlife At A Park
  198. Waterman  Boat Operator, Ferryman
  199. Wayne Wheel Maker
  200. Weaver Weaver
  201. Webb Weaver
  202. Webster Female Weaver
  203. Wheeler  Made Wheels Or Spinning Wheels
  204. Wheelwright Builds Or Repairs Wooden Wheels
  205. Woodward Forester
  206. Woodward  Forest Warden
  207. Wright General Guy Who Made Stuff