ButlerEnglish, Irish Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller"wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
CarterEnglish Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).
ChesterEnglish From the name of a city in England, derived from Latin castrum "camp, fortress".
CooperEnglish Means "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.
DexterEnglish Occupational name meaning "dyer" in Old English (originally this was a feminine word, but it was later applied to men as well).
FletcherEnglish Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".
HarperEnglish Originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.
HooperEnglish Occupational name for someone who put the metal hoops around wooden barrels.
HunterEnglish, Scottish Occupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta.
KaiserGerman From Middle High German keiser meaning "emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name Caesar.
PalmerEnglish Means "pilgrim", ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.
ParkerEnglish Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.
PotterEnglish Occupational name for a potter, one who makes earthen vessels. This surname was used by J. K. Rowling for the hero in her Harry Potter series of books, first released in 1997.
Reuter 1German Fom Middle High German riute meaning "cleared land".
RichterGerman Means "judge" in German, from Middle High German rihtære.
SlaterEnglish Occupational name indicating that an early member worked covering roofs with slate, from Old French esclat "shard", of Germanic origin.
SpencerEnglish Occupational name for a person who dispensed provisions to those who worked at a manor, derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry".
SumnerEnglish Occupational name for a summoner, an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, from Middle English sumner, ultimately from Latin submonere "to advise".
TuckerEnglish Occupational name for a fuller of cloth, derived from Old English tucian meaning "offend, torment". A fuller was a person who cleaned and thickened raw cloth by pounding it.
TupperEnglish Occupational name for a herdsman, derived from Middle English toupe"ram".
TurnerEnglish Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-), born Anna Mae Bullock.
TylerEnglish Occupational name for a tiler of roofs, derived from Old English tigele "tile". A famous bearer of this name was American president John Tyler (1790-1862).
WalkerEnglish Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".