Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 12/6/2019 by shrek2 Edited 12/14/2019 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History Occupational name for a fuller, a person who cleaned and shrunk newly woven cloth by treading it. It is derived from Middle English tred(en) "to tread" and well "well".