Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword craftsman.
usage
meaning
Arkwright English
Occupational name meaning "chest maker", from Middle English arc meaning "chest, coffer" and wyrhta meaning "maker, craftsman".
Baumann German, Jewish
From Middle High German bumann meaning "farmer, builder".
Boatwright English
Occupational name meaning "maker of boats".
Bouwmeester Dutch
Means "architect, builder" in Dutch.
Cartwright English
Occupational name indicating one who made carts.
De Smet Flemish
Flemish variant of Smit.
Fabbro Italian
Variant of Fabbri.
Fabre Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.
Fabron French
Diminutive form of Fabre.
Faure Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.
Favero Italian
Variant of Fabbri.
Favre French
Southern French variant of Fèvre.
Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.
Goldschmidt German
Occupational name meaning "goldsmith" in German.
Maurer German
Occupational name meaning "wall builder" in German.
Schmid German
Variant of Schmidt.
Schmitz German
Variant of Schmidt, originating in the Rhine area in western Germany.
Schubert German
Variant of Schuchardt. This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828).
Schuchardt German
From Middle High German schuochwürte meaning "shoemaker, cobbler".
Smeets Dutch
Variant of Smit.
Smets Dutch
Variant of Smit.
Smits Dutch
Variant of Smit.
Smythe English
Variant of Smith.
Wright 1 English
From Old English wyrhta meaning "wright, maker", an occupational name for someone who was a craftsman. Famous bearers were Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors of the first successful airplane.