Is there a word for surnames that originated from a profession? [closed]

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Surnames like Cook and Smith originally arose from the professions of those respective names. Is there a term for this type of surname?

you may also be interested in the theory of "nominative determinism" wherein it is proposed that an individual's surname may draw them towards an aptly named profession en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nominative_determinism — faustus, Oct 26, 2017 at 21:51

Laurel · Accepted Answer · 2017-10-26 21:04:21Z

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The term I'm seeing used is occupational surname:

answered Oct 26, 2017 at 21:04

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