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The occupative name would, especially in villages, tend to become a very natural surname.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

The meaning of occupative names is not always on the surface.

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

We rarely find this -s in the case of occupative names, but Parsons, Vicars or Vickers, and Monks are common, and in fact the first two are scarcely found without the -s.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

The practice, unknown in English, of forming dims. from occupative names is very common in French, e.g. from Mercier we have Mercerot, from Berger, i.e.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest

The only true occupative name in the list is Cook, for Earl is a nickname.

From The Romance of Names by Weekley, Ernest