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Know your Occupations in Surnames Quiz
Occupations in Surnames 8 Questions.
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1
Many surnames have their origins in occupations : what kind of work was done by a tucker?
a housekeeper
an accountant
a weaver of cloth
2
What trade or profession would a falkner follow?
a falcon keeper
a bee keeper
a farmer
3
The surname Pitman derives from what occupation?
A mariner
A pit worker
A baker
4
What was an ackerman?
a ploughman
a sheep farmer
a bee keeper
5
Who or what was a gatward?
a farmer
a goat keeper
a fisherman
6
What was a yeoman?
a fisherman who owned his own boat
a farmer who owned his own land
a beeskeeper
7
What was the trade or profession of a mayer?
a dentist
a physician
a psychologist
8
What was the trade or profession of a tasker?
a Baker
a vegetable farmer
a Reaper
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