Occupational surnames

thumb|1955 photo of a tailor at work in Wales thumb|upright|Furiiru people|Fuliiru tailor in [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] A tailor is a person who makes or alters clothing, particularly men's clothing. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the term to the thirteenth century.

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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

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Schmid () is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith. The spelling is more common in Switzerland than Schmidt or Schmitt. Notable people with the surname include:

Schröder (Schroeder) is a German surname often associated with the Schröder family. Notable people with the surname include:

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Melnikov () is a surname of Russian origin. Like many surnames, it derives from an occupation. The root "" (melnik) meaning miller, means 'one who mills grain'.

Kowalski (; feminine: Kowalska, plural: Kowalscy) is the second most common surname in Poland (140,471 people in 2009). Kowalski surname is derived from the word kowal, meaning "[[Blacksmith|[black]smith]]".

Szabó () is a common Hungarian surname, meaning "tailor". In 2019, it occurred in 203,126 names, making it the fourth most frequent Hungarian surname.

MacPherson or Macpherson is a surname, meaning "son of the parson" in Scottish Gaelic. Notable people with the surname include:

Kovalyov (), often written as Kovalev, or its feminine variant Kovalyova, Kovaleva (), is a common Russian surname, an equivalent of the English surname Smithson (derived from the Ukrainian word koval' (), which means "blacksmith"). Due to the ambiguous status of the Cyrillic letter yo, the surname may be written with the Cyrillic letter ye (/) instead, though literate Russian speakers always pronounce it yo.

Popović (; ) or Popovytch () or Popovič or Popovich or Popovitch () is a common Belarusian, Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin, Romanian, Russian, Serbian and Ukrainian surname, and sometimes a patronymic meaning son of a priest.

Schumacher or Schuhmacher is an occupational surname (German, "shoemaker", pronounced ). Both variants can be used as surnames, with Schumacher being the more popular one; however, only the variant with three "h"s can also be used as a job description in modern German spelling. The variant Schumaker is also commonly seen in the USA.

Mercier is French for notions dealer or haberdasher, and may refer to:

Schulz is a common German family name from Germany, particularly Northern Germany. The word Schulz originates from the local official title of Schultheiß or Schulze, meaning head of town/village (akin to today's office of mayor) or judge. The final "e" of Schulze was often dropped as early as the 15th century.

Kovalenko () is a Ukrainian surname. It is a patronymic surname derived from the occupational nickname koval (), "blacksmith". Notable people with the surname include:

Rauch (meaning "smoke" or "fume" in German, perhaps an occupational name for a blacksmith or charcoal burner) may refer to:

Papadopoulos (, ; meaning "son of a priest" or "son of a pope") is the most common Greek surname. It is used in Greece, Cyprus and countries of the Greek diaspora as well, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Scandinavian countries. Over 150000 people in total bear the surname. In 1st place, it's the most common surname in Greece. Its female version corresponds to the masculine genitive Papadopoulou ( ).

Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff in preparation for grinding. It can also refer to grain that has been coarsely ground at a gristmill. The term derives from the Old English verb grindan, meaning "to grind."

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Rabin is a Hebrew surname. It originates from the Hebrew word rav meaning Rabbi, or from the name of the specific Rabbi Abin. The most well known bearer of the name was Yitzhak Rabin, prime minister of Israel and Nobel Peace prize Laureate.

Hoffmann is a German surname.

Schenker is the surname derived from the Middle High German and Middle Low German word Schenker from the verb schenken, 'to give', 'to serve (a drink)', and thus having the meanings of innkeeper or cupbearer. It may also be derived from this word used as a nickname meaning "drinker".

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Brouwer (also Brouwers and de Brouwer) is a Dutch and Flemish surname. The word brouwer means 'brewer'.

Kravchuk is a surname that derived from the occupation of tailor (, kravets) with addition of a common Ukrainian suffix -chuk.

Charpentier () is the French word for "carpenter", and it is also a French surname; a variant spelling is Carpentier. In English, the equivalent word and name is "Carpenter"; in German, "Zimmermann"; in Dutch, "Timmerman".

Meszaros (Anglicised as Mesaros), Mészáros, and Mesaroš are Hungarian occupational surnames, meaning "slaughterer".

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Schouten is a surname of Dutch origin. It generally has an occupational root, where the forebear was a schout, but can also be patronymic, as Schoute once was used as a given name. The name is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 37th in 2007 (17,626 people). Variations include Schout, Schoute, Schoutens, Scholten and Scholte. People with this surname include:

Schutz () is a German surname, related to Schütz (which needs to be spelled Schuetz without umlaut ü). Notable people with the surname include:

Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian patronymic surname. Derived from a Slavonic word pop (, "priest"). Notable people with the surname include:

Woźniak (; archaic feminines: Woźniakowa (by husband), Woźniakówna (by father)) is a Polish surname. Regional variant: Woźniok. It was the ninth most common surname in Poland in 2009.

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Buttigieg ( ) is a Maltese surname, derived from Sicilian Arabic Abu-d-dajāj, meaning 'chicken owner, poulterer' (). People with the name include:

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Schulte is a German surname, derived from the word Schultheiß. Variants of the surname include Scholte, Schuldt, Schultens and Schultze.

Berger is a surname in both German and French, although there is no etymological connection between the names in the two languages. The French surname is an occupational name for a shepherd, from Old French bergier (Late Latin berbicarius, from berbex 'ram'). The German surname derives from the word Berg, the word for "mountain" or "hill", and means "a resident on a mountain or hill", or someone from a toponym Berg, derived from the same. The pronunciation of the English name may sometimes be , following the French phonetics the German one is , anglicized as . Notable people with this surname

Krawczyk is the 17th most common surname in Poland (64,543 people in 2009). ''Tailor's Son is an English translation of the name. The Polish root krawiec translates as tailor and the suffix czyk as son of''.

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Cohen () is a surname of Jewish, Samaritan and Biblical origins (see: Kohen). It is a common Jewish surname, and is the most common surname in Israel.

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.

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Kravtsov () is a Russian language surname of Western Slavic origin, coming from the Polish , 'tailor' (the native Russian word for 'tailor' is portnoy). The German-language transcription commonly used in the past is Krawtzoff.

Vinokurov, feminine: Vinokurova, (also Winokurow, Winokurowa) is a Russian occupational surname derived from the word "винокур", which is an archaic name of the profession of spirit distilling. The Ukrainian-language version is Vynokurov, Vynokurova

Melzer (German, derived from Mälzer, meaning "malter") is an occupational surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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Kovač () is a surname derived from the Proto-Slavic word kovač, which translates to blacksmith. It is common across Europe, specifically countries in Southeast Europe such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia.

Rybakov (masculine, ) or Rybakova (feminine, ) is a Russian surname, which is derived from the Russian word "рыбак" (fisher, angler). Notable people with the surname include: Alex Rybakov (born 1997), American tennis player Alexey V. Rybakov, Russian carcinologist Anatoly Rybakov (1911–1998), Russian writer, author of Children of the Arbat and Heavy sand Anatoly Rybakov (swimmer) (born 1956), Russian swimmer Boris Rybakov (1908–2001), orthodox Soviet historian Igor Rybakov (born 1972), Entrepreneur Maria Rybakova (born 1973), Russian writer, granddaughter of Anatoly Rybakov Nikolay Ry

Kovács or Kovacs, meaning blacksmith, is one of the most common Hungarian family names. The name is found in Hungary and Hungarian expatriate communities. There are similar names with the Kováts or Kovách spellings. The name means "blacksmith" in Hungarian, and it is a loanword from Slavic languages.

Bakker () is a common Dutch surname equivalent to English Baker. In 2007 it was the seventh most common name in the Netherlands (55,273 people). Notable people with the surname include:

Dekker is a Dutch occupational surname equivalent to English Thatcher. Notable people with the surname include:

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Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany, it can also derive from the word Beck for Bach ("creek" or "brook") to denote origin.

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