Is there a word for surnames that originated from a profession? [closed]
Solution 1:
The term I'm seeing used is occupational surname:
- Category:Occupational surnames (Wikipedia)
- Occupations, occupational surnames and the development of society
- A Butcher by Any Other Name Is a... Carter: The Reliability and Stability of Occupational Surnames in King's Lynn c. 1400
- Office and Occupational Surnames in Spain