English Explanatory Dictionary

occupational name

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A name, especially a surname — such as Smith or Taylor — that is derived from an occupation, presumably that of a distant ancestor.

Word forms

occupational name occupational names

Synonyms

occupational surname

Related words

toponymic patronymic matronymic cognominal acquired name ornamental name double-barrelled
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