Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the description contains the keywords wagon or maker.
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Arkwright English
Occupational name meaning "chest maker", from Middle English arc meaning "chest, coffer" and wyrhta meaning "maker, craftsman".
Armbruster German
Means "crossbow maker" from German armbrust "crossbow". The word armbrust was originally from Latin arcuballista meaning "bow ballista", but was modified under the influence of German arm "arm" and brust "breast".
Bachvarov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian бъчвар (bachvar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".
Bannister English
From Norman French banastre meaning "basket". This was originally a name for a maker of baskets.
Boatwright English
Occupational name meaning "maker of boats".
Bodnár Hungarian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Hungarian.
Bondar Ukrainian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Ukrainian.
Bondarenko Ukrainian
Derived from Ukrainian бондар (bondar) meaning "cooper, barrel maker".
Booker English
Occupational name meaning "book maker", derived from Old English boc "book".
Botello Galician
Occupational name for a maker of bottles, from Galician bottela meaning "bottle".
Böttcher German
Occupational name meaning "cooper, barrel maker" in German.
Brewer English
Occupational name for a maker of ale or beer.
Carpenter English
From the occupation, derived from Middle English carpentier (ultimately from Latin carpentarius meaning "carriage maker").
Case English
From Norman French casse meaning "box, case", ultimately from Latin capsa. This was an occupational name for a box maker.
Chandler English
Occupational name meaning "candle seller" or "candle maker" in Middle English, ultimately derived from Latin candela via Old French.
Cojocaru Romanian
From Romanian cojoc meaning "sheepskin coat". This was an occupational name for a maker of these coats.
Cooper English
Means "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.
Coupe English
From Middle English coupe meaning "barrel", a name for a barrel maker or cooper.
Draper English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of woollen cloth, from Anglo-Norman French draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap "cloth").
Fenstermacher German
Means "window maker" in German.
Flower English
From Middle English flour meaning "flower, blossom", derived from Old French flur, Latin flos. This was a nickname given to a sweet person. In other cases it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flour (a word derived from the same source).
Foster 2 English
Occupational name for a scissor maker, derived from Old French forcetier.
Foster 3 English
Occupational name for a maker of saddle trees, derived from Old French fustier.
Funar Romanian
Means "rope maker" in Romanian.
Hoedemaker Dutch
Occupational name for a hat maker, from Dutch hoed "hat" and maker "maker".
Hood English
Metonymic occupational name for a maker of hoods or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive hood, from Old English hod.
Kádár Hungarian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Hungarian.
Kästner German
Means "cabinet maker", derived from Middle High German kaste "box".
Kerekes Hungarian
Occupational name for a maker of wheels, from Hungarian kerék meaning "wheel".
Kiefer 2 German
Occupational name for a barrel maker, derived from Old High German kuofa meaning "barrel".
Kistler German
Occupational name meaning "chest maker, cabinetmaker" from Middle High German kiste.
Knopf German
Means "button" in German, originally belonging to a button maker or button seller.
Kranz German, Jewish
Derived from Old High German kranz meaning "wreath", an occupational name for a maker of wreaths or an ornamental Jewish name.
Kuiper Dutch
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Dutch.
Kunkel German
Occupational name for a maker of distaffs, from Middle High German kunkel "distaff, spindle", of Latin origin.
Lister Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Fleisdeir meaning "son of the arrow maker".
Metz 1 German
Occupational name for maker of knives, from Middle High German metze "knife".
Orsós Hungarian
Derived from Hungarian orsó meaning "spindle", an occupational name for a seller or maker of spindles.
Paternoster English, Italian
Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.
Peck 2 English
Occupational name for a maker of pecks (vessels used as peck measures), derived from Middle English pekke.
Pintér Hungarian
Means "cooper, barrel maker" in Hungarian.
Puskás Hungarian
Occupational name for a gunsmith or cannon maker, from Hungarian puska meaning "gun" (from German, itself from Latin buxis "box").
Rademaker Dutch
From the occupation of rademaker meaning "maker of wheels", from Dutch rad meaning "wheel".
Sacco Italian
Occupational name for a maker of sacks, from Italian sacco, Latin saccus.
Sadler English
Occupational name for a maker of saddles, from Old English sadol "saddle".
Samaras m Greek
Means "saddle maker" in Greek, from σαμάρι (samari) meaning "saddle".
Sappington English
Possibly from the city of Sapperton, England, derived from Old English sapere meaning "soap maker" and tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
Schnur German, Jewish
From Old High German snuor meaning "rope, cord", an occupational name for a maker of rope.
Schrijnemakers Dutch
Occupational name for a cabinet maker, from Dutch schrijn "box, container" and maker "maker".
Siegel 1 German
Occupational name for a maker of seals or signet rings, ultimately from Latin sigillum "seal".
Slootmaekers Dutch, Flemish
Occupational name for a locksmith, from Dutch slot "lock" and maker "maker".
Spear English
From Old English spere "spear", an occupational name for a hunter or a maker of spears, or a nickname for a thin person.
Spooner English
Occupational name for a maker of spoons or a maker of shingles, derived from Middle English spone meaning "chip of wood, spoon".
Stenger German
Occupational name for a post maker, from Old High German stanga "pole".
Stolarz Polish
Occupational name from Polish stolarz meaning "joiner, maker of furniture".
Stringer English
Occupational name for a maker of string or bow strings, from Old English streng "string".
Struna Slovene
From Slovene struna meaning "string, cord", possibly denoting a maker of rope.
Szekeres Hungarian
Occupational name for a cartman, derived from Hungarian szekér meaning "cart, wagon".
Tasse French
From Old French tasse "purse, bag", an occupational name for a maker or seller of purses.
Vernon English
Locational name in the Eure region of Normandy, from the Gaulish element vern "alder (tree)" with the genitive case maker onis.
Wagner German
From Middle High German wagener meaning "wagon maker, cartwright". This name was borne by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).
Wayne English
Occupational name meaning "wagon maker, cartwright", derived from Old English wægn "wagon". A famous bearer was the American actor John Wayne (1907-1979).
Wheeler English
Occupational name for a maker of wagon wheels, derived from Middle English whele "wheel".
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.