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Which is better: having a surname that is also a profession, or having a profession that is also a surname?


Arthur - author (yes, yes, I know it’s a different spelling and different pronunciation)
Barker -barker
Cook - cook
Driver - driver
Elder - elder
Farmer - farmer
Gardener - gardener
Horseman - horseman
Innsman - innsman (ok, so I’m grasping at straws)
Justice - justice
Kitchener - kitchener (more straws)
Logger - logger
Miller - miller
Pastor - pastor
Quartermaster - quartermaster
Reader - reader
Sheriff - sheriff
Teacher - teacher
Usher - usher
Workman - workman


I know it’s not the whole alphabet, but I’m spunt. 
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Posted - December 29, 2019
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  • Not sure - But I've wondered if changing my name to Beech might just be more honest .
      December 29, 2019 5:32 PM MST
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  • 53526


      Hey, wait . . .

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      December 29, 2019 6:04 PM MST
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  • 8214
    Better to take your husbands surname.  
      December 29, 2019 6:03 PM MST
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  • 53526

      Sigh. Why can’t you just play along?

      December 29, 2019 6:50 PM MST
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  • 16838
    A lot of surnames started out as occupations. Smith, Cartwright, Wainwright, Fletcher, Hunter, Cooper etc.
      December 31, 2019 1:41 AM MST
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