Sentence examples for occupational name from inspiring English sources
noun
A name, especially a surname such as Smith or Taylor, that is derived from an occupation - presumably the occupation of a distant ancestor
The name was derived from the northern pronunciation of the much better known Farrer, based on the occupational name from Middle English, 'ferrour' meaning ironworker or blacksmith.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): Speiser – occupational name for a grocer, from a later semantic development of "Speiser".
Not quite the occupational name Gardener, surname Gardner still evokes greenery and flowers — and glamorous actress Ava.
From 1066 until the 13th century the occupational name attributed to Robert d'Abbetot existed with numerous spelling and other variations.
The good old DAFN tells us that "Tilghman" is a variant of the German "Tilchmann," an occupational name that describes someone who raises or tends trees.
It might seem an almost insurmountable task to determine the true lineage of contemporary Spencers when such an "occupational" name probably has many founders.
Some jatis have occupational names, but the connection between caste and occupational specialization is limited.
There have been some interesting occupational names in the sports world.
The study analyzed in the report focused largely on occupational exposures, naming several high risk occupations including insulation workers, construction workers, and chemical technicians.
Mr. Johnson and his wife, an occupational therapist named Dixie, spent two weeks this summer driving from Divide, Mont., to Unity, N.H., (get the symbolism?) with a homemade "Obama cart" in tow.
They got 56 downloads and were about to give up when an occupational therapist named Cindy Chen asked them to modify the app for the deaf.
