| Ealderman | Also an elder, Senator, &tc. Ealdermen or Aldermen, are now those that are associated to the mayor or chief officer in the common council of a city or borough town. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] Also, a variation in the spelling of the name: alderman. |
| Ealdorman | A variation in the spelling of the name: alderman. |
| Earer | A ploughman. This name is derived from the word ear which meant: to plough, till (the ground); also, to turn up (the ground), to throw up (an object) with a plough. |
| Earl | A man of noble rank, as distinguished from a ceorl, churl, or ordinary freemen. Also, in late O.E.: a Danish under-king; hence (under Cnut and his successors) the viceroy or governor of one of the great divisions of England, Wessex, Northumbria, Mercia, etc. (In this sense practically synonymous with the native title of Alderman.) Also, after the Norman Conquest regarded as equivalent to the Lat. comes count. Also, In England, Scotland, and Ireland, the title of a specific order of rank, corresponding to Count in the nobility of other European nations; in the modern peerage an earl ranks next below a marquis, and next above a viscount. |
| Earle | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Eggler | An egg-dealer and poulterer. |
| Elderman | A variation in the spelling of the name: alderman. |
| Ellerman | A variation in the spelling of the name: alderman. |
| Elymaker | One who produced lamp oil. Although this name does not appear in the OED, the word, elychnious is noted as pertaining to a lamp-wick. |
| Endholdernn | The name of endholdernn appears in every website that displays a listing of ancient occupations; each one giving the definition simply as: "innkeeper". The name, though, appears nowhere else. It is not included in the Oxford English Dictionary, nor in any other dictionary I checked. It does not appear in any etymological dictionary. And, as noted previously, in every website in which it appears, the definition is never expanded. The word, ending in two 'n's prevents it from exhibiting any form of English derivation (except for early variations in the spelling of the name: steersman, the 'double n' is not found in English words). It appears to be Germanic in structure, but there is no German translation of the word. It is possible that someone made up the word, and added it to their list of occupations to see how far it would be copied. |
| Enameller | One who enamels, or executes enamelled work. |
| Engineer | One who contrives, designs, or invents; an author, designer, (const. of); also absol. an inventer, a plotter, a layer of snares. Also, a constructor of military engines. |
| Engenier | A variation in the spelling of the name: engineer. |
| Engeniere | A variation in the spelling of the name: engineer. |
| Enginer | A variation in the spelling of the name: engineer. |
| English-burgundy | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was another name for a porter. |
| Engyneour | A variation in the spelling of the name: engineer. |
| Engyner | A variation in the spelling of the name: engineer. |
| Engynour | A variation in the spelling of the name: engineer. |
| Ensign-bearer | One who carried the company's ensign. |
| Enterpriser | According to Everett B. Wilson in his book Early America At Work, published in 1963, this name was given to an entrepreneur who assumed the risk and management of business. |
| Enumerator | One who enumerates, spec. one of the subordinate officers employed in taking a census. |
| Eorl | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Erel | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Erell | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Eremite | One who has retired into solitude from religious motives; a recluse, hermit. |
| Erite | A heretic. |
| Erl | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Erld | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Erldl | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Erle | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Ernemonger | A variation in the spelling of the name: ironmonger. |
| Errant Justice | Errant (itinerant) is applied to justices of the circuit, and bailiffs at large. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Errel | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Errille | A variation in the spelling of the name: earl. |
| Escheator, The King's | According to The Sailor's Word-Book, published in 1867 by William Henry Smyth, this was a name for an "officer at the exchequer of very ancient establishment, under the lord-treasurer, whose business it is to inform of escheats and casual profits of the crown, and to seize them into the king's hands." |
| Escuier | A variation in the spelling of the name: esquire. |
| Escuir | A variation in the spelling of the name: esquire. |
| Esquier | A variation in the spelling of the name: esquire. |
| Esquior | A variation in the spelling of the name: esquire. |
| Esquire | A young man of gentle birth, who as an aspirant to knighthood, attended upon a knight, carried his shield, and rendered him other services. Also, applied to various officers in the service of a king or nobleman. Also, a man belonging to the higher order of English gentry, ranking immediately below a knight. Also, a landed proprietor, (country) 'squire'. |
| Esquiress | A female esquire. |
| Esquyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: esquire. |
| Esquyor | A variation in the spelling of the name: esquire. |
| Esqwyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: esquire. |
| Estafette | A mounted courier. |
| Ewart | According to James McDonald in his book, Wordly Wise, this name was derived from ewe-herd, one who tends to ewes, or female sheep. |
| Ewe-milker | One who milks ewes. |
| Ewerer | A servant who supplied guests with water to wash their hands. |
| Excavator | One who excavates, spec. a labourer employed to dig out earth. |
| Exchanger | A money-changer, an exchange-broker; a money-dealer, banker. |
| Exchequer-man | An official of the exchequer. |
| Exciseman | An officer employed to collect excise duties and prevent infringement of the excise laws. |
| Exporter | According to The Sailor's Word-Book, published in 1867 by William Henry Smyth, this was a name for a "person who sends the exports abroad." |
| Expressman | A man employed in receiving and delivering parcels. |
| Eyer | A maker of eyes in needles. |
