Pounds

From the Old English word "pund," which has two primary occupational meanings relevant to the surname's etymology. The first is a reference to someone who lived near or worked at a "pound," which was a public enclosure for stray or dis-trained livestock. The second is in reference to "pound(e)" also referred to a unit of weight and a monetary unit. This nickname might have been given to someone who made weights or was associated with weighing goods or money.