Occupational Last Name Generator

Real trade surnames, each tagged with its job

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Browse 1,000 real surnames that began as a job, each shown with its trade: Smith (metalworker), Fletcher (arrow maker), Müller (miller), Lefèvre (smith) and Kovács (smith). The list spans English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Slavic, Hungarian, Turkish and Arabic trade names.

About occupational last names

An occupational surname is a family name that started as a job description. When hereditary surnames spread across medieval Europe, a village's smith, miller or tailor was often known simply by the trade, and the label passed to the children. That is why the same few trades turn up in language after language: Smith in English, Schmidt in German, Lefèvre in French, Ferrari in Italian, Kovács in Hungarian and Haddad in Arabic all point to the forge.

This list holds 1,000 such surnames, and every entry carries a short trade tag in parentheses, as in Fletcher (arrow maker), Wainwright (wagon builder) or Schneider (tailor). About a fifth are English. The rest come from German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Slavic, Hungarian, Romanian, Greek, Turkish, Arabic and other naming traditions, each in its usual spelling or romanization, diacritics included. Forms that name a tradesman's child, such as Smithson, Kuznetsov or McGowan, are tagged with the parent's trade.

Titles and nicknames that were never jobs, such as King, Bishop or Pope, are left out. The tags are trade labels to help you choose a name for a character, a setting or a project. They say nothing about any real family's history.

How to choose occupational last names

  • Let the trade do character work: a quartermaster called Spencer (pantry steward) or a ranger called Woodward (forest warden) tells the reader something before the first line of dialogue.
  • Keep one language per family or region. Müller, Becker and Zimmermann sit well together, while Müller beside Herrero and Kowalski reads as a port city, which is fine if that is the setting you want.
  • Copy the surname without the tag for the final name. The parentheses are there to help you choose and are not part of the name.
  • Mix a few rarer crafts such as Arkwright, Lorimer or Challoner in with Smith and Baker so a cast list does not read like a phone book.
  • If you plan to use a surname for a business or a published work, check for yourself whether someone already uses it.

Frequently asked questions

What is an occupational last name?

It is a surname that began as the name of a job or an office and later became hereditary. Smith (metalworker), Cooper (barrel maker), Müller (miller) and Kovács (smith) are typical examples from this list.

Does this generator turn my own career into a last name?

No. It is a fixed list of 1,000 historical trade surnames to pick from, not a tool that converts a modern job into a name. Most of the trades are older crafts and offices, such as Chandler (candle maker), Reeve (manor overseer) or Schreiber (scribe), so browse the list and choose the one that fits.

Why do so many of the surnames point to a smith or a miller?

Every village needed those trades, so each language produced its own surname for them. The list includes forms such as Schmidt, Lefèvre, Ferrari, Herrero and Kowalski for the smith, and Müller, Meunier, Molinari and Molnár for the miller.

Are these surnames real?

Yes. They are surnames in real use, written in their usual spelling or romanization, diacritics included, such as Lefèvre, Kovács and Değirmenci. The list was de-duplicated, and it makes no claim about the ancestry of any family that carries one of these names.

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A: 27 names

  • Ackerman (plowman)
  • Ackermann (plowman)
  • Ács (carpenter)
  • Ahangar (blacksmith)
  • Akkerman (plowman)
  • Alcaide (castle warden)
  • Alfaiate (tailor)
  • Alférez (standard bearer)
  • Alfieri (standard bearer)
  • Angove (smith)
  • Arabacı (cart driver)
  • Arājs (plowman)
  • Arblaster (crossbowman)
  • Archer (bowman)
  • Arcieri (archer)
  • Arkwright (chest builder)
  • Armbruster (crossbow maker)
  • Armero (armorer)
  • Armour (armorer)
  • Arriero (muleteer)
  • Arrowsmith (arrowhead forger)
  • Aschenbrenner (ash burner)
  • Aşçı (cook)
  • Ashburner (ash burner)
  • Asztalos (joiner)
  • Attar (perfumer)
  • Avcı (hunter)

B: 76 names

  • Bača (head shepherd)
  • Bader (bathhouse keeper)
  • Bager (baker)
  • Bahçıvan (gardener)
  • Baillie (bailiff)
  • Bailly (bailiff)
  • Bakalis (grocer)
  • Baker (baker)
  • Bakırcı (coppersmith)
  • Bakker (baker)
  • Balcı (honey seller)
  • Balestrieri (crossbowman)
  • Balıkçı (fisherman)
  • Ballestero (crossbowman)
  • Banna (builder)
  • Bannerman (standard bearer)
  • Barber (barber surgeon)
  • Barbero (barber)
  • Barbier (barber)
  • Barbieri (barber)
  • Barquero (boatman)
  • Bartnik (forest beekeeper)
  • Batanero (fuller)
  • Batliwala (bottle dealer)
  • Batlle (bailiff)
  • Bauer (farmer)
  • Baxter (baker)
  • Bazargan (merchant)
  • Beadle (parish officer)
  • Beccari (butcher)
  • Becker (baker)
  • Bednář (cooper)
  • Bednarz (cooper)
  • Bellman (bell ringer)
  • Besteiro (crossbowman)
  • Beutler (pouch maker)
  • Bhandari (storehouse keeper)
  • Binder (cooper)

B, continued

  • Bíró (judge)
  • Bitar (farrier)
  • Bitenieks (beekeeper)
  • Blecher (tinsmith)
  • Bleeker (cloth bleacher)
  • Boatman (boatman)
  • Boatwright (boat builder)
  • Bødker (cooper)
  • Bognár (cartwright)
  • Bondar (cooper)
  • Bondarchuk (cooper)
  • Bondarenko (cooper)
  • Bonde (farmer)
  • Borbély (barber)
  • Bottari (cooper)
  • Böttcher (cooper)
  • Boucher (butcher)
  • Boulanger (baker)
  • Bourrelier (harness maker)
  • Bouteiller (wine steward)
  • Bouvier (ox herder)
  • Bowler (bowl turner)
  • Bowman (archer)
  • Bowyer (bow maker)
  • Boyacı (dyer)
  • Brasseur (brewer)
  • Brauer (brewer)
  • Brazier (brass worker)
  • Brewer (brewer)
  • Brewster (brewer)
  • Bronfman (distiller)
  • Brouwer (brewer)
  • Brygger (brewer)
  • Buchbinder (bookbinder)
  • Bustani (gardener)
  • Butcher (butcher)
  • Butler (wine steward)
  • Büttner (cooper)

C: 93 names

  • Cabrero (goatherd)
  • Caçador (hunter)
  • Cacciatore (hunter)
  • Caeiro (lime burner)
  • Caird (tinker)
  • Căldăraru (coppersmith)
  • Calderari (coppersmith)
  • Calero (lime burner)
  • Callegari (shoemaker)
  • Calvert (calf herder)
  • Calzolari (shoemaker)
  • Campanari (bell ringer)
  • Cancellieri (chancery clerk)
  • Cantero (stonemason)
  • Cantore (singer)
  • Capper (cap maker)
  • Capraro (goatherd)
  • Carbonero (charcoal burner)
  • Cărbunaru (charcoal burner)
  • Cârciumaru (innkeeper)
  • Carder (wool carder)
  • Carnicero (butcher)
  • Carpenter (carpenter)
  • Carpentier (carpenter)
  • Carpinteiro (carpenter)
  • Carpintero (carpenter)
  • Carretero (carter)
  • Carter (cart driver)
  • Cartwright (cart builder)
  • Casari (cheese maker)
  • Castaldi (steward)

C, continued

  • Catchpole (debt collector)
  • Cator (provisions buyer)
  • Cavallari (horse keeper)
  • Cazador (hunter)
  • Cestari (basket weaver)
  • Chaban (shepherd)
  • Chalkias (coppersmith)
  • Challoner (blanket weaver)
  • Chamberlain (chamber steward)
  • Chancellor (court secretary)
  • Chandler (candle maker)
  • Chapelain (chaplain)
  • Chapelier (hatter)
  • Chaplin (chaplain)
  • Chapman (merchant)
  • Chapuis (carpenter)
  • Charbonnier (charcoal burner)
  • Charpentier (carpenter)
  • Charron (cartwright)
  • Chartier (carter)
  • Chasapis (butcher)
  • Chaudronnier (coppersmith)
  • Chazan (cantor)
  • Cheeseman (cheese seller)
  • Cheesewright (cheese maker)
  • Chevrier (goatherd)
  • Chrysochoos (goldsmith)
  • Cieśla (carpenter)
  • Çiftçi (farmer)
  • Çilingir (locksmith)
  • Ciobanu (shepherd)

C, continued

  • Ciobotaru (boot maker)
  • Čizmar (boot maker)
  • Clark (clerk)
  • Clarkson (clerk)
  • Cloutier (nail maker)
  • Çoban (shepherd)
  • Cojocaru (sheepskin coat maker)
  • Collier (charcoal burner)
  • Colmenero (beekeeper)
  • Coltman (colt keeper)
  • Çömlekçi (potter)
  • Constable (law officer)
  • Cook (cook)
  • Cookson (cook)
  • Cooper (barrel maker)
  • Copeman (merchant)
  • Cordier (rope maker)
  • Cordonnier (shoemaker)
  • Coutelier (cutler)
  • Couvreur (roofer)
  • Coward (cowherd)
  • Crerar (sieve maker)
  • Crier (town crier)
  • Croitoru (tailor)
  • Crowther (fiddle player)
  • Csapó (fuller)
  • Csizmadia (boot maker)
  • Cubero (cooper)
  • Currier (leather dresser)
  • Cutler (knife maker)
  • Cuvelier (vat cooper)

D: 38 names

  • Dabbagh (tanner)
  • Daruwala (liquor seller)
  • Dascălu (cantor and teacher)
  • Daskalakis (teacher)
  • Dayan (religious judge)
  • de Boer (farmer)
  • de Jager (hunter)
  • de Klerk (clerk)
  • de Ruiter (horseman)
  • de Smet (smith)
  • de Waard (innkeeper)
  • de Wachter (watchman)
  • Deák (clerk)
  • Decker (roofer)
  • Değirmenci (miller)
  • Degn (parish clerk)
  • Dehghan (farmer)
  • Dekker (roofer)
  • Demirci (blacksmith)
  • Dempster (judge)
  • Dexter (cloth dyer)
  • Dobos (drummer)
  • Dogaru (cooper)
  • Draper (cloth merchant)
  • Drapier (cloth merchant)
  • Drechsler (wood turner)
  • Driver (drover)
  • Drost (bailiff)
  • Drover (cattle drover)
  • Druker (printer)
  • Drukker (printer)
  • Drwal (woodcutter)
  • Dudák (bagpiper)
  • Dudás (bagpiper)
  • Dülger (carpenter)
  • Dulgheru (carpenter)
  • Durward (doorkeeper)
  • Dyer (cloth dyer)

E: 7 names

  • Eisenhauer (iron hewer)
  • Ekmečić (baker)
  • Ekmekçi (bread baker)
  • Escribano (scribe)
  • Escudeiro (shield bearer)
  • Escudero (shield bearer)
  • Espadero (swordsmith)

F: 47 names

  • Fabbri (smith)
  • Fabre (smith)
  • Fadnavis (record keeper)
  • Fakhoury (potter)
  • Falconer (falcon keeper)
  • Falconieri (falconer)
  • Falkner (falconer)
  • Fallah (farmer)
  • Färber (dyer)
  • Farmer (rent collector)
  • Farrier (horse shoer)
  • Fassbinder (cooper)
  • Fattori (estate manager)
  • Faucheur (mower)
  • Fauconnier (falconer)
  • Faure (smith)
  • Favre (smith)
  • Fazekas (potter)
  • Ferrari (smith)
  • Ferraro (smith)
  • Ferreiro (smith)
  • Ferrer (smith)
  • Fiddler (fiddle player)

F, continued

  • Fiedler (fiddle player)
  • Fieraru (blacksmith)
  • Fırıncı (oven baker)
  • Fischer (fisherman)
  • Fisher (fisherman)
  • Fisker (fisherman)
  • Fleischer (butcher)
  • Flesher (butcher)
  • Fletcher (arrow maker)
  • Foged (bailiff)
  • Forester (forest keeper)
  • Forestier (forester)
  • Fornari (baker)
  • Förster (forester)
  • Foulon (fuller)
  • Fournier (oven keeper)
  • Fowler (bird catcher)
  • Frobisher (armor polisher)
  • Fromager (cheese maker)
  • Fuhrmann (carter)
  • Fuller (cloth fuller)
  • Funari (rope twister)
  • Furber (armor polisher)
  • Fuster (carpenter)

G: 29 names

  • Gabbai (synagogue treasurer)
  • Gantier (glover)
  • Garbarz (tanner)
  • Garber (tanner)
  • Gardner (gardener)
  • Garncarz (potter)
  • Gärtner (gardener)
  • Geiger (fiddler)
  • Gerber (tanner)
  • Girdler (belt maker)
  • Giudice (judge)
  • Glaser (glazier)
  • Glazier (glass fitter)
  • Glöckner (bell ringer)
  • Glover (glove maker)
  • Goldschmidt (goldsmith)
  • Goldsmith (gold worker)
  • Gonchar (potter)
  • Goncharov (potter)
  • Goudsmit (goldsmith)
  • Gounaris (furrier)
  • Gow (smith)
  • Gozzard (goose herder)
  • Grădinaru (gardener)
  • Granger (granary keeper)
  • Grieve (farm overseer)
  • Groom (stable servant)
  • Gulyás (cattle herder)
  • Gürtler (belt maker)

H: 37 names

  • Haddad (blacksmith)
  • Hafner (potter)
  • Hajjar (stonemason)
  • Halász (fisherman)
  • Halıcı (carpet dealer)
  • Hallaq (barber)
  • Hancı (innkeeper)
  • Harper (harp player)
  • Hattab (woodcutter)
  • Hattori (clothing weaver)
  • Hawker (hawk keeper)
  • Hayek (weaver)
  • Hayward (hedge warden)
  • Hegedűs (fiddler)
  • Helvacı (halva seller)
  • Herd (herdsman)
  • Herrador (farrier)
  • Herrero (smith)
  • Hillier (roofer)
  • Hirt (herdsman)
  • Hjuler (wheelwright)
  • Hoedemaker (hatter)
  • Hoffmann (estate manager)
  • Hoggard (hog herder)
  • Honeyman (honey seller)
  • Hooper (barrel hoop fitter)
  • Hornblower (horn blower)
  • Horník (miner)
  • Horsman (horse keeper)
  • Hortelano (market gardener)
  • Hosier (stocking seller)
  • Hovenier (gardener)
  • Hrnčíř (potter)
  • Hudec (fiddler)
  • Hunter (huntsman)
  • Huszár (light cavalryman)
  • Hutmacher (hatter)

I: 4 names

  • Iatridis (physician)
  • Inman (innkeeper)
  • Inukai (dog keeper)
  • Ironmonger (iron dealer)

J: 8 names

  • Jäger (hunter)
  • Jæger (hunter)
  • Jagger (pack carrier)
  • Jammal (camel driver)
  • Jardinier (gardener)
  • Joiner (joiner)
  • Joshi (astrologer)
  • Juhász (shepherd)

K: 94 names

  • Kaczmarek (innkeeper)
  • Kádár (cooper)
  • Kadić (judge)
  • Kaffash (shoemaker)
  • Kahveci (coffeehouse keeper)
  • Kalashnikov (roll baker)
  • Kalaycı (tinsmith)
  • Kalējs (blacksmith)
  • Kalmár (merchant)
  • Kalvaitis (blacksmith)
  • Kameník (stonemason)
  • Kämmerer (chamberlain)
  • Kangur (weaver)
  • Kannengießer (pewter caster)
  • Kántor (cantor)
  • Kapadia (cloth dealer)
  • Kaptan (ship captain)
  • Karczmarz (innkeeper)
  • Kasap (butcher)
  • Käser (cheese maker)
  • Katib (scribe)
  • Katona (soldier)
  • Kaufmann (merchant)
  • Kellner (cellar master)
  • Kellogg (hog butcher)
  • Keramidas (tile maker)
  • Kerekes (wheelwright)
  • Kertész (gardener)
  • Kessler (kettle smith)
  • Khabbaz (baker)
  • Khattat (calligrapher)

K, continued

  • Khayyam (tent maker)
  • Khayyat (tailor)
  • Khlebnikov (bread baker)
  • Khoury (priest)
  • Kingsepp (shoemaker)
  • Kirchner (sexton)
  • Kistler (chest joiner)
  • Kitchener (kitchen worker)
  • Koch (cook)
  • Kočí (coachman)
  • Kocsis (coachman)
  • Köhler (charcoal burner)
  • Kok (cook)
  • Kolář (wheelwright)
  • Kolesnikov (wheelwright)
  • Kołodziej (wheelwright)
  • Kőműves (mason)
  • Konovalov (horse doctor)
  • Koopman (merchant)
  • Koster (sexton)
  • Köster (sexton)
  • Kotelnikov (kettle maker)
  • Kotlář (coppersmith)
  • Kotlarz (coppersmith)
  • Kovač (blacksmith)
  • Kovačević (blacksmith)
  • Kovács (smith)
  • Kovalenko (blacksmith)
  • Kovář (blacksmith)
  • Kowal (blacksmith)
  • Kowalski (blacksmith)

K, continued

  • Koželuh (tanner)
  • Kozhevnikov (tanner)
  • Kramář (shopkeeper)
  • Krämer (shopkeeper)
  • Kræmmer (peddler)
  • Kravchenko (tailor)
  • Kravitz (tailor)
  • Krawczyk (tailor)
  • Krawiec (tailor)
  • Krejčí (tailor)
  • Kretschmer (innkeeper)
  • Kriaučiūnas (tailor)
  • Krznar (furrier)
  • Kubilius (cooper)
  • Kuchař (cook)
  • Küchler (cake baker)
  • Küfer (cooper)
  • Kuhar (cook)
  • Kuiper (cooper)
  • Kujundžić (goldsmith)
  • Kulkarni (village accountant)
  • Kupferschmidt (coppersmith)
  • Kupiec (merchant)
  • Kuptsov (merchant)
  • Kürkçü (furrier)
  • Kürschner (furrier)
  • Kushnir (furrier)
  • Kuśnierz (furrier)
  • Küster (sexton)
  • Kutscher (coachman)
  • Kuyumcu (jeweler)
  • Kuznetsov (blacksmith)

L: 35 names

  • Labrador (plowman)
  • Lahham (butcher)
  • Lakatos (locksmith)
  • Lakdawala (timber dealer)
  • Laoutaris (lute player)
  • Larcher (archer)
  • Lardner (larder keeper)
  • Latimer (interpreter)
  • Lăutaru (fiddler)
  • Lautenschläger (lute player)
  • Lavrador (farmer)
  • Le Bellec (priest)
  • Le Calvez (carpenter)
  • Le Cloarec (clerk)
  • Le Goff (smith)
  • Le Gonidec (farmer)
  • Le Marec (horseman)
  • Leadbetter (lead beater)
  • Lechasseur (hunter)
  • Leclerc (clerk)
  • Lécrivain (scribe)
  • Lederer (leather worker)
  • Lefebvre (smith)
  • Lefèvre (smith)
  • Leineweber (linen weaver)
  • Lemaire (village mayor)
  • Lemire (physician)
  • Lesueur (shoemaker)
  • Lister (cloth dyer)
  • Lockyer (lock maker)
  • Lokhandwala (iron dealer)
  • Lončar (potter)
  • Lorimer (bit maker)
  • Lovász (stable groom)
  • Lukkari (parish clerk)

M: 87 names

  • Măcelaru (butcher)
  • MacPherson (parson)
  • Madarász (bird catcher)
  • Mageiras (cook)
  • Magnani (locksmith)
  • Mahler (painter)
  • Majumdar (revenue record keeper)
  • Mallah (sailor)
  • Mälzer (maltster)
  • Maniscalco (farrier)
  • Marangoni (carpenter)
  • Marangos (carpenter)
  • Marangoz (joiner)
  • Marchal (farrier)
  • Marchand (merchant)
  • Marchant (merchant)
  • Maréchal (farrier)
  • Marinaro (sailor)
  • Mariner (sailor)
  • Marinheiro (sailor)
  • Marinier (boatman)
  • Marshall (horse keeper)
  • Mason (stonemason)
  • Massari (farm steward)
  • Mather (hay mower)
  • Maurer (mason)
  • Mayordomo (steward)
  • McAteer (carpenter)
  • McGowan (smith)

M, continued

  • McIntyre (carpenter)
  • McSporran (purse keeper)
  • McTaggart (priest)
  • McVicar (vicar)
  • Méhész (beekeeper)
  • Meijer (estate steward)
  • Meirinho (bailiff)
  • Melamed (teacher)
  • Melnikov (miller)
  • Melnyk (miller)
  • Ménétrier (fiddler)
  • Mercadante (merchant)
  • Mercader (merchant)
  • Mercer (fine cloth merchant)
  • Mercier (haberdasher)
  • Mesar (butcher)
  • Mesonero (innkeeper)
  • Messenger (messenger)
  • Messerschmidt (knife forger)
  • Mészáros (butcher)
  • Métayer (tenant farmer)
  • Metge (physician)
  • Metselaar (mason)
  • Metzger (butcher)
  • Meunier (miller)
  • Meyer (estate steward)
  • Miller (miller)
  • Millward (mill keeper)
  • Milner (miller)

M, continued

  • Mistry (master craftsman)
  • Mlinar (miller)
  • Mlynář (miller)
  • Młynarz (miller)
  • Mölder (miller)
  • Moleiro (miller)
  • Molenaar (miller)
  • Molinari (miller)
  • Molinero (miller)
  • Molinier (miller)
  • Möller (miller)
  • Møller (miller)
  • Molnár (miller)
  • Monteiro (huntsman)
  • Montero (huntsman)
  • Moraru (miller)
  • Motiwala (pearl dealer)
  • Mower (hay mower)
  • Mucenieks (cooper)
  • Mularz (mason)
  • Mulder (miller)
  • Müller (miller)
  • Munshi (secretary)
  • Münzer (coin striker)
  • Muratore (mason)
  • Muzyka (musician)
  • Myasnikov (butcher)
  • Mylonas (miller)
  • Myslivec (hunter)

N: 10 names

  • Nagler (nail forger)
  • Nahhas (coppersmith)
  • Najjar (carpenter)
  • Nalbant (farrier)
  • Napier (table linen keeper)
  • Naylor (nail maker)
  • Needler (needle maker)
  • Notaras (notary)
  • Notari (notary)
  • Nyerges (saddler)

O: 11 names

  • Ochsner (ox herder)
  • Okçu (archer)
  • Olaru (potter)
  • Oliynyk (oil presser)
  • Ollero (potter)
  • Orefice (goldsmith)
  • Ortolani (market gardener)
  • Ostler (innkeeper)
  • Ötvös (goldsmith)
  • Ourives (goldsmith)
  • Owczarek (shepherd)

P: 83 names

  • Packman (peddler)
  • Page (page boy)
  • Pagès (farmer)
  • Painter (painter)
  • Palfreyman (riding horse keeper)
  • Panadero (baker)
  • Panter (pantry keeper)
  • Papoutsis (shoemaker)
  • Parekh (coin assayer)
  • Parker (park keeper)
  • Parmenter (tailor)
  • Parsons (parson's servant)
  • Pasichnyk (beekeeper)
  • Pasteur (shepherd)
  • Pastor (shepherd)
  • Pastore (shepherd)
  • Pastukhov (herdsman)
  • Pásztor (shepherd)
  • Patwari (land record keeper)
  • Pecoraro (shepherd)
  • Pedlar (peddler)
  • Pedreiro (stonemason)
  • Pedrero (stone cutter)
  • Pekař (baker)
  • Peleteiro (furrier)
  • Pelletier (furrier)
  • Pellicer (furrier)

P, continued

  • Pellizzari (furrier)
  • Pescador (fisherman)
  • Pescaru (fisherman)
  • Pescatore (fisherman)
  • Petalas (farrier)
  • Pfeiffer (piper)
  • Pfister (baker)
  • Pförtner (gatekeeper)
  • Piekarz (baker)
  • Pietraru (stonemason)
  • Pijper (piper)
  • Pinder (pound keeper)
  • Pintar (cooper)
  • Pintér (cooper)
  • Pintor (painter)
  • Piper (pipe player)
  • Písař (scribe)
  • Pisarek (scribe)
  • Pisarev (scribe)
  • Pivovarov (brewer)
  • Piwowar (brewer)
  • Platero (silversmith)
  • Plotnikov (carpenter)
  • Plowman (plowman)
  • Plowright (plow builder)
  • Plugaru (plowman)
  • Plummer (lead worker)
  • Podnieks (potter)

P, continued

  • Poissonnier (fishmonger)
  • Ponomarev (sexton)
  • Popović (priest)
  • Porcari (swineherd)
  • Porcher (swineherd)
  • Porter (gatekeeper)
  • Portier (gatekeeper)
  • Portinari (gatekeeper)
  • Portnov (tailor)
  • Portnoy (tailor)
  • Potcovaru (farrier)
  • Potier (potter)
  • Potter (potter)
  • Pottinger (pottage cook)
  • Poulter (poultry seller)
  • Povarov (cook)
  • Prévost (provost officer)
  • Prisăcaru (beekeeper)
  • Proctor (court agent)
  • Provazník (rope maker)
  • Psaltis (church chanter)
  • Psaras (fisherman)
  • Psomas (baker)
  • Purohit (family priest)
  • Purser (purse maker)
  • Pușcașu (rifleman)
  • Pushkar (cannoneer)
  • Puusepp (carpenter)

Q: 4 names

  • Qabbani (public weigher)
  • Qattan (cotton dealer)
  • Quéméner (tailor)
  • Quilter (quilt stitcher)

R: 25 names

  • Račius (wheelwright)
  • Rademacher (wheelwright)
  • Rademaker (wheelwright)
  • Rangraz (dyer)
  • Raptis (tailor)
  • Rätsep (tailor)
  • Raudsepp (blacksmith)
  • Rebmann (vine grower)
  • Reeve (manor overseer)
  • Révész (ferryman)
  • Řezník (butcher)
  • Reznik (ritual slaughterer)
  • Ribar (fisherman)
  • Richter (judge)
  • Riemer (strap cutter)
  • Roper (rope twister)
  • Rotaru (wheelwright)
  • Runciman (pack horse keeper)
  • Rybak (fisherman)
  • Rybakov (fisherman)
  • Rybář (fisherman)
  • Rychtář (village magistrate)
  • Ryder (horseman)
  • Rymarz (harness maker)
  • Rzeźnik (butcher)

S: 145 names

  • Saatchi (watchmaker)
  • Sabater (shoemaker)
  • Sabatier (shoemaker)
  • Sabbagh (dyer)
  • Sabuncu (soap boiler)
  • Sadler (saddler)
  • Saffar (coppersmith)
  • Salter (salt seller)
  • Salzmann (salt merchant)
  • Samaras (saddler)
  • Sammak (fishmonger)
  • Sänger (singer)
  • Sangster (singer)
  • Sapateiro (shoemaker)
  • Saponaro (soap maker)
  • Sapozhnikov (boot maker)
  • Saqqa (water carrier)
  • Saraç (saddler)
  • Sarafis (money changer)
  • Sargent (court officer)
  • Sarraf (money changer)
  • Sarti (tailor)
  • Sartori (tailor)
  • Sattler (saddler)
  • Saunier (salt worker)
  • Sawyer (timber sawyer)
  • Sayegh (goldsmith)
  • Sayyad (hunter)
  • Schäfer (shepherd)
  • Schaper (shepherd)
  • Schenk (cupbearer)
  • Schiffer (boatman)
  • Schilder (painter)
  • Schindler (shingle maker)
  • Schipper (ship master)
  • Schlosser (locksmith)

S, continued

  • Schmidt (smith)
  • Schmitt (smith)
  • Schneider (tailor)
  • Schnitzer (wood carver)
  • Schoenmaker (shoemaker)
  • Scholten (village magistrate)
  • Schouten (sheriff)
  • Schreiber (scribe)
  • Schreiner (joiner)
  • Schrijver (scribe)
  • Schubert (shoemaker)
  • Schulmeister (schoolmaster)
  • Schulz (village magistrate)
  • Schumacher (shoemaker)
  • Schuster (shoemaker)
  • Schutter (marksman)
  • Schütz (marksman)
  • Schwertfeger (sword polisher)
  • Scrivano (scribe)
  • Scrivener (scribe)
  • Sedlar (saddler)
  • Seiler (rope maker)
  • Sellier (saddler)
  • Sénéchal (household steward)
  • Senn (alpine dairyman)
  • Sepp (smith)
  • Seppä (smith)
  • Sergent (court officer)
  • Serrurier (locksmith)
  • Ševčík (shoemaker)
  • Sexton (church caretaker)
  • Shames (synagogue caretaker)
  • Shammas (deacon)
  • Shaposhnikov (hat maker)
  • Shearer (cloth shearer)
  • Shepherd (shepherd)

S, continued

  • Sherman (cloth shearer)
  • Shevchenko (shoemaker)
  • Shipman (sailor)
  • Shipwright (ship builder)
  • Shishegar (glassmaker)
  • Shoesmith (horseshoe forger)
  • Shreeve (sheriff)
  • Shroff (money changer)
  • Shvets (shoemaker)
  • Sievewright (sieve maker)
  • Sillero (saddler)
  • Singer (cantor)
  • Sipos (piper)
  • Skinner (hide skinner)
  • Skipper (ship master)
  • Sklar (glazier)
  • Sklenář (glazier)
  • Skrypnyk (fiddler)
  • Skrzypek (fiddler)
  • Skytte (marksman)
  • Sládek (maltster)
  • Slager (butcher)
  • Slater (roof slater)
  • Sluiter (gatekeeper)
  • Ślusarz (locksmith)
  • Smed (smith)
  • Smit (smith)
  • Smith (metalworker)
  • Smithson (smith)
  • Smolarz (tar burner)
  • Snedker (joiner)
  • Snijder (tailor)
  • Sofer (scribe)
  • Sołtys (village headman)
  • Soper (soap boiler)
  • Šoštar (shoemaker)

S, continued

  • Souter (shoemaker)
  • Spadaro (swordsmith)
  • Spahić (cavalryman)
  • Spearman (spearman)
  • Spencer (pantry steward)
  • Spengler (tinsmith)
  • Speziale (apothecary)
  • Spicer (spice seller)
  • Spielmann (minstrel)
  • Spurrier (spur maker)
  • Squire (knight's attendant)
  • Stabler (stable keeper)
  • Steinbrecher (quarryman)
  • Steinhauer (stone cutter)
  • Steinmetz (stonemason)
  • Stellmacher (cartwright)
  • Stelmach (cartwright)
  • Stelmakh (cartwright)
  • Steward (household manager)
  • Stewart (household manager)
  • Stoddard (horse herder)
  • Stolarz (joiner)
  • Stoller (joiner)
  • Stolyarov (joiner)
  • Stringer (bowstring twister)
  • Strzelec (marksman)
  • Sumner (court summoner)
  • Sumpter (pack horse driver)
  • Sütçü (milkman)
  • Sütő (baker)
  • Suutari (shoemaker)
  • Švec (shoemaker)
  • Szabó (tailor)
  • Szakács (cook)
  • Szewc (shoemaker)
  • Szewczyk (shoemaker)
  • Szűcs (furrier)

T: 57 names

  • Tăbăcaru (tanner)
  • Tabbakh (cook)
  • Tabernero (tavern keeper)
  • Tabor (drummer)
  • Tagliapietra (stone cutter)
  • Tahhan (miller)
  • Taillandier (edge tool smith)
  • Takács (weaver)
  • Tamburini (drummer)
  • Tanner (leather tanner)
  • Tanneur (tanner)
  • Taşçı (stonemason)
  • Tasker (piece worker)
  • Taverner (tavern keeper)
  • Tavernier (tavern keeper)
  • Taylor (tailor)
  • Teinturier (dyer)
  • Tejedor (weaver)
  • Tellier (linen weaver)
  • Terzi (tailor)
  • Terzić (tailor)
  • Tesař (carpenter)
  • Tessier (weaver)
  • Tessitore (weaver)
  • Thatcher (roof thatcher)
  • Thresher (grain thresher)
  • Thuillier (tile maker)
  • Timmerman (carpenter)

T, continued

  • Tinker (pot mender)
  • Tintorero (dyer)
  • Tischler (joiner)
  • Tisserand (weaver)
  • Tkachenko (weaver)
  • Tkacz (weaver)
  • Tkadlec (weaver)
  • Tkalec (weaver)
  • Todhunter (fox hunter)
  • Tokarz (wood turner)
  • Tollenaar (toll collector)
  • Toller (toll collector)
  • Tonnelier (cooper)
  • Töpfer (potter)
  • Torikai (bird keeper)
  • Tornatore (wood turner)
  • Tourneur (wood turner)
  • Trotter (running messenger)
  • Truhlář (joiner)
  • Trumper (trumpeter)
  • Tsangaris (shoemaker)
  • Tsoukalas (potter)
  • Tuchscherer (cloth shearer)
  • Tucker (cloth fuller)
  • Tufegdžić (gunsmith)
  • Tüfekçi (gunsmith)
  • Turner (lathe worker)
  • Tyack (farmer)
  • Tyler (roof tiler)

U: 4 names

  • Uhlíř (charcoal burner)
  • Ukai (cormorant fisher)
  • Usher (doorkeeper)
  • Üveges (glazier)

V: 25 names

  • Văcaru (cowherd)
  • Vaccari (cowherd)
  • Vacher (cowherd)
  • Vadász (hunter)
  • Vaidya (physician)
  • Vakil (lawyer)
  • Vânătoru (hunter)
  • Vannier (basket weaver)
  • Vaqueiro (cowherd)
  • Vaquero (cowherd)
  • Varelas (barrel maker)
  • Varga (leather worker)
  • Vasari (potter)
  • Veerman (ferryman)
  • Verrier (glassmaker)
  • Vickers (vicar's servant)
  • Vigneron (vine grower)
  • Viner (vine grower)
  • Vinokurov (distiller)
  • Vintner (wine merchant)
  • Visser (fisherman)
  • Voerman (carter)
  • Vogelaar (bird catcher)
  • Vogler (bird catcher)
  • Vogt (bailiff)

W: 35 names

  • Wächter (watchman)
  • Wagner (wagon builder)
  • Wainman (wagon driver)
  • Wainwright (wagon builder)
  • Waite (watchman)
  • Wakeman (watchman)
  • Walker (cloth fuller)
  • Warder (guard)
  • Wardrop (wardrobe keeper)
  • Warraq (paper seller)
  • Warrener (rabbit warren keeper)
  • Weaver (cloth weaver)
  • Webb (cloth weaver)
  • Weber (weaver)
  • Webster (cloth weaver)
  • Wechsler (money changer)
  • Węglarz (charcoal burner)
  • Weingärtner (vine grower)
  • Weinmann (wine merchant)
  • Weißgerber (white leather tanner)
  • Wever (weaver)
  • Wheeler (wheel maker)
  • Wheelwright (wheel builder)
  • Whitesmith (tin worker)
  • Whittier (white leather dresser)
  • Winzer (vintner)
  • Wirth (innkeeper)
  • Włodarz (estate steward)
  • Wójcik (village head)
  • Wollschläger (wool beater)
  • Woodman (woodcutter)
  • Woodward (forest warden)
  • Workman (laborer)
  • Woźniak (coachman)
  • Wright (craftsman)

Z: 19 names

  • Zámečník (locksmith)
  • Zapatero (shoemaker)
  • Zargar (goldsmith)
  • Zaveri (jeweler)
  • Zayyat (oil seller)
  • Zedník (mason)
  • Zeeman (sailor)
  • Zeidler (forest beekeeper)
  • Zeilmaker (sail maker)
  • Zidar (mason)
  • Zidaru (mason)
  • Ziegler (brick maker)
  • Zimmermann (carpenter)
  • Zlatar (goldsmith)
  • Zlatník (goldsmith)
  • Zografos (painter)
  • Zöllner (toll collector)
  • Zolotarev (goldsmith)
  • Zvejnieks (fisherman)