Occupation lastnames of your ancestors

[PlattitüdenPaule]

Aus dem Bruch - related to mining?

Schweikert - old germanic for spear thrower

Edit: Rothaer pointed out, that Aus dem Bruch is more likely related to a swamp or wetland, hence Bruch = brook.

[Ellethwyn]

From my maternal side...
One who made and sold casks, buckets and tubs.

Another one is king and poet.

[gixajo]

Just one , Caballero (Knight).

[Ellethwyn]

On my paternal side...

Seller of axes.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

On my paternal side...

Seller of axes.

Based.

[rothaer]

Böttger - pot maker
Vogeler - bird hunter/catcher/dealer
Höfer - farms a Hufe (an area measure)
Richter - judge, village mayor
Brauer - brewer
Schulz - village mayor
Beckers - baker
Förster - forest keeper
Schäfer - shepherd
Bader - bather, who baths people, shaves, cuts hair, nails and treats their teeth
Billenschmidt - axe smith
Müller - miller
Camprat - means gearwheel, likely a nick for a mill builder
Köhler - charcoal burner
Weber - weaver
Schneider - taylor
Krüger - inn keeper
Meyer - village mayor
Dreger - (Dreher) lathe operator
Zimmermann - carpenter
Schmied - smith
Gürtler - belter
Hauptmann - chief officer
Meltzer - malt maker
Möller - miller
Schreiber - secretary (in some administration)
Fischer - fisherman
Kohler - charcoal burner
Spengler - tinsmith

Essentially all German fixed surnames emerged in the Middle Ages from the 13th to the 15th century. It varied among the regions, but the time span for when surnames became fixed in a particular region regularly was abt. 3 generations. However, this means that German surnames are a time capsule from abt. 600 - 700 years ago.
Jews and Frisians are an exception. They had no fixed surnames till they were forced to chose one at abt. 1820 (varies in regions as well).

[Creoda]

Don't have many, and most are way back: Taylor, Turner, Sargeant, Smith, Barker. Some others that may be occupational originally but not sure: Mayer, Mellor, Bower.

Occupational names aren't as common in England as in Germany, and they don't exist in Irish names AFAIK.

@rothaer, your deleted reply to the OP made me literally lol, re: King as an occupational name.

[PlattitüdenPaule]

Don't have many, and most are way back: Taylor, Turner, Sargeant, Smith, Barker. Some others that may be occupational originally but not sure: Mayer, Mellor, Bower.

Occupational names aren't as common in England as in Germany, and they don't exist in Irish names AFAIK.

@rothaer, your deleted reply to the OP made me literally lol, re: King as an occupational name.

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[Genovefa]

My surname doesn't come from a profession, the only other surname that I know of in my family is "Vasilescu", so it's related to "king"

[Beowulf]

Herrera - blacksmith
Melero - the one who sold honey
Rastell - Rake seller
Smith - this one is quite obvious

There are some more wich i don't remember right now.