Last Names Derived from Professions (543 books)

Many of today's last names (including many of the most common last names) derive from the medieval tradition of appending people's trade to their given name (for a fictional example, see Ken Follett's "The Pillars of the Earth" and "World Without End"). So let's bring them all together here, those Smiths, Millers, Bakers, Farmers, etc.!

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100	All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1) by Sydney Taylor 4.24 avg rating — 26,886 ratings score: 111, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
102	Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor 3.99 avg rating — 11,792 ratings score: 110, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
103	Still Me by Christopher Reeve 4.11 avg rating — 2,885 ratings score: 109, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
104	1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List by Patricia Schultz 3.88 avg rating — 43,563 ratings score: 105, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne W. Dyer 4.02 avg rating — 20,792 ratings score: 104, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
105	The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (Nicholas Meyer Holmes Pastiches #1) by Nicholas Meyer (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 23,726 ratings score: 104, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	Mr. & Mrs. Smith by Cathy East Dubowski 3.78 avg rating — 3,352 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	On Agate Hill by Lee Smith 3.77 avg rating — 3,917 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	Aan zee: Taferelen uit de kinderjaren by Eric de Kuyper 3.74 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher 3.77 avg rating — 21,391 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by Timothy Snyder (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 94,277 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
107	By Design (Medieval #2) by Madeline Hunter (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 1,264 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	Scepticism Inc. by Bo Fowler (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 617 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	Grendel by John Gardner 3.69 avg rating — 41,902 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	Hard Times by Blayne Cooper 3.99 avg rating — 537 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	Snowdrops by A.D. Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.29 avg rating — 10,020 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	Lovesong by Alex Miller 3.63 avg rating — 1,747 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
113	Kwikzilver by Ann De Craemer 3.64 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Roaring Boys: Shakespeare's Rat Pack by Judith Cook 3.61 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Hotel World by Ali Smith 3.59 avg rating — 7,971 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	God and Mr. Gomez by Jack Clifford Smith 3.89 avg rating — 211 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	The Lavender Field by Jeanette Baker (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 74 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor 4.13 avg rating — 9,300 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Journey to the Stone Country by Alex Miller 3.62 avg rating — 1,235 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Annabel: An Unconventional Life by Annabel Goldsmith 3.50 avg rating — 107 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Wij en ik by Saskia de Coster 3.30 avg rating — 2,224 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
119	Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 188,152 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	Depraved Indifference (Jaywalker, #3) by Joseph Teller 3.95 avg rating — 168 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	The House at Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper 3.91 avg rating — 8,028 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	No Invitation Required: The Pelham Cottage Years by Annabel Goldsmith 3.43 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	Het grote rivierenboek by Luc Devoldere really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
128	Cold Days (The Dresden Files, #14) by Jim Butcher (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 105,372 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Darwin for Beginners by Jonathan Miller 3.67 avg rating — 572 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction by Anthony Boucher 3.86 avg rating — 176 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Jim Giraffe by Daren King 3.06 avg rating — 224 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	The Office of the Dead (Roth, #3) by Andrew Taylor 3.87 avg rating — 505 ratings score: 96, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Breath: A Lifetime in the Rhythm of an Iron Lung: A Memoir by Martha Mason 3.73 avg rating — 528 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	The Mermaid's Child by Jo Baker (Goodreads Author) 2.95 avg rating — 865 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Wij by Jeroen Olyslaegers 3.22 avg rating — 418 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
133	Tag Man (Joe Gunther #22) by Archer Mayor (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 1,274 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	A Charlotte Mason Education: A Home Schooling How-To Manual by Catherine Levison 3.91 avg rating — 1,559 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier 4.20 avg rating — 1,988 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	Night at the Opera by Ray Smith 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	On Dangerous Ground by Sue Cook 3.71 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	Pallieter by Felix Timmermans 3.31 avg rating — 594 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
141	The Return of the Twelves by Pauline Clarke 4.18 avg rating — 338 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith 4.16 avg rating — 177 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	The Rune Primer: A Down to Earth Guide to the Runes by Sweyn Plowright really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 89 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	Outbreak (Dr. Marissa Blumenthal, #1) by Robin Cook (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 57,510 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	Century by Ray Smith 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	The Dead I Know by Scot Gardner 3.81 avg rating — 1,482 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
147	Wandelingen in Lier by Lia Timmermans liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
153	The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance: A Memoir by Elna Baker 3.61 avg rating — 7,467 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
153	Lord Nelson Tavern by Ray Smith 3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
153	Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith 3.52 avg rating — 5,189 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
153	George and Martha Round and Round by James Marshall 4.21 avg rating — 510 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	Missing Mountains: We Went to the Mountaintop but It Wasn't There by Kristin Johannsen (editor) 3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	For Your Own Good by Alice Miller 4.26 avg rating — 2,222 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf, #1) by Molly Harper (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 21,011 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	Our Three Selves: The Life of Radclyffe Hall by Michael Baker 3.32 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	Summer in February by Jonathan Smith 3.68 avg rating — 828 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
157	The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster 4.20 avg rating — 303,633 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	The Way of the Warrior: Stories of the Crow People by Henry Old Coyote 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	Plan B: A Nick Heller Story (Nick Heller, #2.5) by Joseph Finder (Goodreads Author) 3.57 avg rating — 1,221 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	Special Exits by Joyce Farmer 4.03 avg rating — 1,912 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	Maisie : Her life in her letters from 1898 to 1902 by Maisie Smith 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
163	Eating with Emperors: 150 Years of Dining with Emperors, Kings, Queens . . . and the Occasional Maharajah (The Miegunyah Volumes, 120) by Jake Smith 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
168	The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 127,930 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
168	Women Who Hurt Themselves: A Book Of Hope And Understanding by Dusty J. Miller 3.85 avg rating — 228 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
168	Sunnyside by Joanna Murray-Smith liked it 3.00 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	Zinssicherung in der Zwangsversteigerung des Erbbaurechts: Vorschläge zur Lösung des Rangkonflikts bei der Beleihung von Erbbaurechten (Europäische Hochschulschriften Recht) by Johannes W Handschumacher 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 1,737 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	The Healing Connection: How Women Form Relationships in Therapy and in Life by Jean Baker Miller 4.15 avg rating — 156 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	On Beauty by Zadie Smith 3.78 avg rating — 89,801 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
171	Aspects of the Novel by E.M. Forster 3.80 avg rating — 4,902 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
176	Behindlings (Thames Gateway, #2) by Nicola Barker 3.42 avg rating — 319 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
176	Rat Catching by Crispin Hellion Glover 4.24 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
176	In the Path of Falling Objects by Andrew Smith 3.82 avg rating — 796 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
176	Hoe houd ik het uit met mijn neurotische kat by Stephen Baker 3.49 avg rating — 594 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
176	Locked In (Sharon McCone #26) by Marcia Muller 3.85 avg rating — 1,921 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	Going Down South by Bonnie Glover (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	The GODS OF GOLF by Smith & holmes 4.30 avg rating — 23 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	Home By Another Way by Barbara Brown Taylor 4.47 avg rating — 436 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	Up to No Good by Karen S. Smith 3.26 avg rating — 182 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	Fatal Pursuit (Bruno, Chief of Police, #9) by Martin Walker 4.10 avg rating — 6,698 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
181	The Embassy of Cambodia by Zadie Smith 3.70 avg rating — 5,766 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
187	The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner 4.28 avg rating — 1,104 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
187	The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler 3.60 avg rating — 9,620 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
187	Death at Bishop's Keep (Kathryn Ardleigh, #1) by Robin Paige 3.83 avg rating — 5,130 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
187	How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 3,676 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
187	Delia's How to Cook: Book Three (Delia's How to Cook #3) by Delia Smith 4.16 avg rating — 227 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
187	A Spanner in the Works: The Extraordinary Story of Alice Anderson and Australia’s Only All-Girl Garage by Loretta Smith (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
193	The Art of Being a Healing Presence: A Guide for Those in Caring Relationships by James E. Miller 4.17 avg rating — 333 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
193	Delia's How to Cook: Book Two (Delia's How to Cook #2) by Delia Smith 4.15 avg rating — 331 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
195	Inside the Mind of Gideon Rayburn (Midvale Academy, #1) by Sarah Miller 3.36 avg rating — 1,332 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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199	The Collected Short Stories by Jeffrey Archer (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,592 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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543 books · 28 voters · list created July 7th, 2010 by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (votes) .

Tags: baker, brewer, builder, butcher, butler, chandler, cook, cooper, farmer, fisher, forester, forster, fowler, gardener, gardner, glover, goldsmith, joiner, last-name, maier, mayer, meier, meyer, miller, name, profession, smith, tailor, taylor, trade, wagner

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message 1: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 07:49AM

FOOTNOTE: Sartoris....."taylor" in Latin.

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message 2: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:02AM

Yes, of course! (What am I missing about Atwood's "Blind Assassin," though?)

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message 3: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:11AM

Meyer, Maier, Mayer?

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message 4: by Bettie (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:12AM

Was Forster a rapist by trade?

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message 5: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 08, 2010 08:21AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:18AM

Forester, perhaps.

Wagner? Muller? Ferber?

(Just found Ferber... Farber=Dyer in german)

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message 6: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Jul 08, 2010 08:50AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:43AM

Meier (or in last names, any variant spelling) refers to a poulty farmer in German.

Wagner => wagonner (a wagon driver). Same in German for a wagon, or rather, cart wheel maker, btw.

Müller = German for miller.

Forster = forester (forest keeper); again, virtually the same in German (Förster).

And, yes, Ferber (or actually, Färber) = German for dyer.

Anyone for French names? (Boulanger? Patissier? Boucher?)

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message 7: by [deleted user] (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:48AM

Thanks T.-A. You learn something new every day!

Färber: can't do the umlaut thing on my keyboard... or accents...

Wiki failed me on these!

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message 8: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 08:52AM

Yeah, I know -- that used to drive me nuts when I was living in the States! I hated always having to open a Word doc, insert the umlaut as a special symbol and then copy it ...

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message 9: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jul 08, 2010 09:01AM

It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

And what is "Atwood"?

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message 10: by [deleted user] (last edited Jul 08, 2010 09:27AM) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 09:26AM

Susanna wrote: "It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

I know there is a way, but I cant remember the stupid code numbers...

Themis-Athena wrote: "Yeah, I know -- that used to drive me nuts when I was living in the States! I hated always having to open a Word doc, insert the umlaut as a special symbol and then copy it ..."

...so I've got the ones I use most on my Google side bar, so I just have to copy and paste. No umlaut in Italian, however!

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message 11: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:23AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Yes, of course! (What am I missing about Atwood's "Blind Assassin," though?)"

Well, it's kinda grim, but "assassin" is a profession in the story-within-the-story. They are higherlings, and there are several of them, the blind assassins. And, of course, there are many books about professional assassins, more's the pity. Martin Sheen plays a professional assassin in Apocalypse Now, a film I wish was a book so I could make GR questions about it.

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message 12: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:24AM

No, but other diacritical marks (à etc.) ...

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message 13: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:24AM

Susanna wrote: "It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

And what is "Atwood"?"

Yes, I'm wondering about that as well!

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message 14: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:45AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Susanna wrote: "It's not bad on a Mac, but I never have figured out how to do it on a PC keyboard.

And what is "Atwood"?"

Yes, I'm wondering about that as well!"

One of my grad school classmates was one Alfred KLEINERKREUTZMAN......What's that about ?

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message 15: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:46AM

Little cross man??!!

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message 16: by Thom (new)

Jul 08, 2010 10:48AM

Themis-Athena wrote: "Little cross man??!!"

Yes, he said his grandfather would tell the story of how the name came to be, but if Al ever told ME the story, I forgot it. I'm guessing it was the person who was "kleiner", not the cross.

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message 17: by Valerie (new)

Jul 08, 2010 06:52PM

Don't forget 'cooper', 'chandler', 'baker', etc. Any such list could get really unweildy really fast.

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message 18: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Jul 09, 2010 02:16AM

Do feel free to add books by Coopers, Chandlers, Bakers, etc. ... the more the merrier, as far as I'm concerned! :)

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message 19: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 08:55AM) (new)

Jun 04, 2016 03:23PM

What's a 'James'? (As in Henry James, #10)

'Bakker' is Dutch for baker, by the way. 'Boer' is Dutch for farmer and 'Brouwer' is Dutch for brewer. 'Molenaar' is miller, 'Meester' is (school) master and 'Visser' is fisherman.

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message 20: by Koenraad (new)

Jun 15, 2016 04:06PM

'Kuyper' is the old Dutch form of 'Kuiper' - Cooper in English
'Craemer' is the old Dutch form of 'Kramer' - Peddler/Pedlar in English
'Coster' is the old Dutch form of 'Koster' - Sacristan in English
'Volder' is Dutch for Fuller
'Olyslaegers' is Dutch for a person who crushes plant seeds to get the oil (I don't know the English translation for this)

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message 21: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 15, 2016 09:10PM) (new)

Jun 15, 2016 08:52PM

Koenraad wrote: "''Olyslaegers' is Dutch for a person who crushes plant seeds to get the oil (I don't know the English translation for this).."

Olyslaegers (Olieslager) = oil-crusher/oil-presser :-)

Coster/Koster is also Sexton. She isn't in the list yet, and I don't have any of her work, otherwise I would have added something by Anne Sexton.

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message 22: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 15, 2016 09:01PM) (new)

Jun 15, 2016 09:01PM

Hayes wrote: "(Just found Ferber... Farber=Dyer in german)"

The Dutch surname 'Verver'/'Verwer' also means 'dyer'.

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message 23: by Koenraad (new)

Jun 16, 2016 03:54AM

Booklovinglady wrote: "Olyslaegers (Olieslager) = oil-crusher/oil-presser :-)"

Thanks for the translation - didn't realize it was quite that simple :-)

"Coster/Koster is also Sexton. She isn't in the list yet, and I don't have any of her work, otherwise I would have added something by Anne Sexton."

You can add books that are not on your shelves to a list. Just go to "Add Books To This List" and click on Search where it says "Add books from: My Books or a Search". Then you can look up a title, an ISBN or an author and add books from the results.

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message 24: by Koenraad (new)

Jun 16, 2016 03:57AM

Added Felix Timmermans and Lia Timmermans (father and daughter btw). Dutch for' Carpenter'.

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message 25: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 09:07AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2016 08:46AM

Koenraad wrote: "Added Felix Timmermans and Lia Timmermans (father and daughter btw). Dutch for' Carpenter'."

Completely forgot about Felix Timmermans.... I've added an omnibus with his work. Thanks Koenraad.

Added another one too, by the way: Snijders (son of 'Snijder') = cutter

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message 26: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 09:18AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2016 09:04AM

Koenraad wrote: "You can add books that are not on your shelves to a list...."

I know I can ;-) but I rarely do. Except for Listopia's used for the seasonal challenges of the Netherlands & Flanders group (in which only titles of books translated into Dutch are mentioned), because if I stuck to the titles on my own shelves for these, I wouldn't have a Listopia to refer to :-)

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message 27: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jun 16, 2016 09:16AM) (new)

Jun 16, 2016 09:14AM

Hayes wrote: "Wagner? Muller? Ferber..."

"Wagner" is German and if I remember correctly it has something or other to do with carts/wagons. So maybe someone who makes carts and wagons. I'm sorry, but it is nearly 40 years ago since I took German classes in high school :-)

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