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Help[Facts] Re: name
in reply to a message by Tracie
Hi Tracie,
"Sawyer" is one of over 100 traditional occupations still used as surnames (or in many cases, first names) in English.
A "sawyer" was someone who sawed for a living -- in most cases, cutting planks lengthwise out of squared treetrunks. Often this was done with a pit saw, using a crosscut-type saw (like a lumberjack) vertically.
The trunk was laid over the pit horizontally and one sawyer worked the saw end in the pit while his partner worked the topside end of the same saw. Incredibly hard work, but our ancestors were a bit tougher than we.
- Da.
"Sawyer" is one of over 100 traditional occupations still used as surnames (or in many cases, first names) in English.
A "sawyer" was someone who sawed for a living -- in most cases, cutting planks lengthwise out of squared treetrunks. Often this was done with a pit saw, using a crosscut-type saw (like a lumberjack) vertically.
The trunk was laid over the pit horizontally and one sawyer worked the saw end in the pit while his partner worked the topside end of the same saw. Incredibly hard work, but our ancestors were a bit tougher than we.
- Da.
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I said "over 100" occupational surnames but that was just a semi-educated guess. On the way to and from work today and sitting through a long, boring vendor presentation (lots of people there), I managed to come up with nearly 90 without research. When/if I break 100 I'll post them to see if anyone can think of others.
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Thanks. I do hope he goes to college so he won't be forced to live his name.lol
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