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English-language occupational surnames

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Smith
family name
Thatcher
Thatcher most commonly refers to: Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013), Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 A professional who installs thatch as a roofing material, i.e. by means of thatching
Taylor
family name
Fisher
family name
Cooper
family name
Walker
family name
Miller
family name
Cooke
Cooke is a surname of English and Irish origin derived from the occupation of cook and anglicisation of various Gaelic names. Variants include Cook and McCook.
Hunter
family name
Clark
Clark is an English language surname with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". The first records of the name are found in 12th-century England. The name has many variants. It is often used as the Anglicized variant of Irish O'Cleary, Cleary.
Fuller
family name
Palmer
family name
Butler
family name
Baker
family name
Parker
family name
Knight
family name
Wright
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England and Scotland. The term 'Wright' comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word wryhta or wyrhta, meaning "worker or shaper of wood". Later, the word referred to any occupational worker and came to be used as a surname.
Page
family name
Tanner
family name
Spindler
Spindler or Špindler (English, German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a spindle maker) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Barker
family name
Spencer
family name
Marshall
name disambiguation
Brewer
family name
Fletcher
family name
Turner
family name
Chapman
family name
Baxter
family name
Ward
family name
Chamberlain
family name
Chandler
family name
Abbott
family name
Procter
Procter is a surname, and may refer to
Tucker
family name
Carpenter
family name
Glover
family name
Mason
family name
Webber
family name
Naismith
Naismith, Nasmith, Nasmyth, or Naysmith may refer to:
Trump
family name
Gardiner
family name
Forster
family name
Gardner
family name
Cook
family name
Wheeler
family name
Bowman
family name
Archer
family name
Skinner
family name
Goldsmith
family name
Coleman
family name
Shepherd
family name
Soper
Soper is an occupational surname for a soaper.
Bailey
family name
Fowler
family name
Bishop
family name
Clarke
Clarke is a surname which means "clerk". The surname is of English and Irish origin and comes from the Latin . Variants include Clerk and Clark. Clarke is also uncommonly chosen as a given name.
Housman
family name
Chambers
family name
Farmer
family name
Potter
family name