46 19th-Century Occupations That Now Double As Names for the Progeny of Upwardly Mobile Parents (Or Just Sound Like They Are)

by eliz on March 8, 2010

  1. Taylor
  2. Hunter
  3. Cooper
  4. Miller
  5. Tanner
  6. Walker
  7. Ranger
  8. Saylor
  9. Porter
  10. Ryder
  11. Carver
  12. Falconer
  13. Mariner
  14. Tucker
  15. Harper
  16. Thayer
  17. Usher
  18. Granger
  19. Turner
  20. Potter
  21. Decker
  22. Sawyer
  23. Fletcher
  24. Schuyler
  25. Trevor
  26. Skipper
  27. Hollister
  28. Conner
  29. Bonner
  30. Gardner
  31. Miner
  32. Asher
  33. Mercer
  34. Brewer
  35. Warner
  36. Oliver
  37. Mayer
  38. Keller
  39. Lawler
  40. Roger
  41. Saddler
  42. Mather
  43. Proctor
  44. River
  45. Smythe
  46. Smith

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1

Charlotte 03.13.10 at 12:01 pm

Amen. HATE those names and usually the parents who go with those name choices. Am I being mean?

2

eliz 03.13.10 at 3:38 pm

Charlotte,

Yes.

3

eliz 03.13.10 at 3:38 pm

(Just havin’ fun with you.)

Though, my child’s name might fall under the purview of this post. Not exactly, but yeah, sorta. So I’m not casting aspersions as much as I am having a satirical chuckle at the foibles of our generation, myself included.

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