Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Pronounced Pron. CHAH-sər [key] Edit Status Status [contributorhide contributor] Added 6/18/2018 by Nifty_Name_Nerd Meaning & History Meaning a "worker who makes leggings or breeches". Notable bearer is author GEOFFREY Chaucer (1343-1400), most well known for his classic 'The Canterbury Tales'.