An occupational surname was given to a person because of his/her occupation or the work which he/she did.
Some examples are
Fryer surname Horner surname Webster surname Walker surname Pinder surname Lister surname Cooper surname Calvert surname Barker surname
Baker surname Dexter Dyer Fuller Granger
Sawyer Tucker Turner surname Wainwright surname Webb Webber Webster
See Locational surnames and Patronymic surnames
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