Occupation surnames

Bis forBaker

A baker is someone who makes bread and other similar baked products, like cakes and pies. Bakers usually own or work for a bakery.

Cis forChandler

A chandler is someone who makes candles.

Cis forCollier

A collier is a coal miner, or someone who works burning coal. Another word for a coal mine is a colliery.

Fis forFletcher

A fletcher is a person who makes arrows.

Gis forGardner

Gardner or Gardener is a surname taken by people who maintained someone else's garden for a living. They usually worked in the grounds of a large estate.

Mis forMason

Mason is a surname taken by someone who works with stone, for example a stonemason. Mason is the root of the word masonry. The modern version of this profession is a bricklayer.

Sis forSawyer

A sawyer is a timber worker responsible for sawing logs into usable planks.

Sis forSmith

Smith is the shortened form of blacksmith. Smiths were once one of the most common professions, as they were the ones who made metal tools and weapons.

Tis forTaylor

Taylor is the surname taken by people who worked as a tailor.

And also ...

Miller, Tanner

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