Occupation lastnames of your ancestors

**Mikula** · 08-13-2018, 07:44 PM

Some lines of my ancestors had following lastnames, with following meanings:

KOSTELNÍK - sacristian
KRÁL - King
MINÁŘ - miller (in local dialect)
ŘEZNÍK - butcher
SEDLÁK - farmer

**Mikula** · 08-23-2018, 08:45 PM

Did your ancetsors have also some occupation lastnames?

**~~Bobby Martnen~~** · 08-25-2018, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Mikula

Did your ancetsors have also some occupation lastnames?

I have a Sicilian ancestor with the surname Loiacono, which means a church deacon. I probably have more, but I don't speak Italian, and I don't want to spend 90 minutes googling dozens of surnames

**Tyrone Slothrop** · 09-03-2018, 03:41 PM

Taylor, Smith, Cooper, Tyler, Pottenger (from Old French potagiere, "soup-maker"), de Coninck (Flemish; supposedly for someone who played the role of a king in a medieval church mystery play).

**apcar** · 09-04-2018, 01:24 AM

Ward - I have a Howell Ward (fl. 1520) who for the next four generations his descendants were refered to with Welsh patronyms + alias Warde. Given the patronym and name Howell I have presumed this is a rare case of Welsh adoption of a occupational name, though obviously in English.

Kalandar - A rare Armenian occupational name that was in use as a fixed surname in 17th century Persia, but quickly died out. It means 'mayor'

Gentloom - A now extinct Armenian surname that appears to have been bestowed by French traders, as it has also been spelled Genntilhome, French, for gentleman.

Benbow - From 'bend bow', an archer.

Passant - French origin surname for a messenger.

Masterstone - Appears to be a worker with precious stones

Armour - Maker of armour

Smith/Smyth

Forrester - Forest keeper

**Beowulf** · 01-04-2023, 08:36 PM

Melero - honeymoon

**Victor** · 01-04-2023, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by apcar

Ward - I have a Howell Ward (fl. 1520) who for the next four generations his descendants were refered to with Welsh patronyms + alias Warde. Given the patronym and name Howell I have presumed this is a rare case of Welsh adoption of a occupational name, though obviously in English.

Kalandar - A rare Armenian occupational name that was in use as a fixed surname in 17th century Persia, but quickly died out. It means 'mayor'

Gentloom - A now extinct Armenian surname that appears to have been bestowed by French traders, as it has also been spelled Genntilhome, French, for gentleman.

Benbow - From 'bend bow', an archer.

Passant - French origin surname for a messenger.

Masterstone - Appears to be a worker with precious stones

Armour - Maker of armour

Smith/Smyth

Forrester - Forest keeper

Armenians here in Russia have Kalantarov and Kalantaryan surnames