| Gabeller | A collector of the gabelle, a tax-gatherer. |
| Gaelly | A variation in the spelling of the name: gillie. |
| Gailer | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Gailor | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Galer | The farmer or collector of the 'gale' or manorial duty on fish (obs.). |
| Galleyman | One who rows in a galley. |
| Gallipot | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for an apothecary. |
| Game-keeper | Game-keepers are those who have the care of keeping and perserving of the game, being appointed thereto by Lords of manors, etc. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Ganger | An overseer in charge of a gang of workmen. |
| Gangsman | A dock-porter. Also one who has charge of a gang of workmen. |
| Ganneker | An alehouse-keeper. |
| Gaoler | Gaoler is the master of a prison; one that hath the custody of the place where prisoners are kept. Sheriffs must make such goalers for which they will answer. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Gaoleress | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailoress. |
| Garbler of Spices | An officer of antiquity in the City of London, who may enter into any shop, warehouse, etc. to view and search drugs and spices, and garble, and make clean the same, or see that it is done. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] In this case, the word garble refers to: "sever the dross and dust from spice, drugs, &tc". |
| Garcifer | A mill-boy. [UEED] |
| Garcio | A variation in the spelling of the name: Garson. A groom or servant. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Garciones | Garciones are those servants which follow the camp. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Gardener | one who tends, lays out or cultivates a garden; spec. a servant employed to tend and cultivate a garden. |
| Gardenere | A variation in the spelling of the name: gardener. |
| Gardeneress | A female gardener; also a gardener's wife. |
| Gardiner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gardener. |
| Gardner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gardener. |
| Gardyner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gardener. |
| Gardynere | A variation in the spelling of the name: gardener. |
| Garlekhithe | A garlic seller. This name comes from Cock Lorel's Bote, a book of anonymous satirical verse published in 1510. |
| Garlicmonger | One who sells garlic. |
| Garson | A serving-man, groom; esp. a young man or boy servant. The primary sense is 'servant, attendant' (often used contemptuously, like 'knave', 'varlet'); the mod Fr. senses 'boy', 'bachelor', are of later development.. |
| Garthman | According to The Sailor's Word-Book, published in 1867 by William Henry Smyth, this was a name for "one who plies at a fish-garth, but is prohibited by statute from destroying the fry of fish." In this case the phrase fish-garth refers to: "a dam or a wear in a river for the taking of fish" and the phrase fry of fish refers to a "spawn of young fish." |
| Garthyner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gardener. |
| Garthynere | A variation in the spelling of the name: gardener. |
| Gas-stoker | One employed in the heating of gas retorts. |
| Gastaldus | A governor of a country, whose office was only temporary, and who had jurisdiction over the common people. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Gate-keeper | One who has charge of a gate. |
| Gateward | A gate-keeper. |
| Gatwarde | A variation in the spelling of the name: gateward. |
| Gauger | Signifies an officer appointed by the King, to examine all tuns, pipes, hogsheads, barrels, and tercians of wine, oil, honey, &tc. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Gaunter | A glover or glove-maker. |
| Gaveler | A variation in the spelling of the name: gaveller. |
| Gavelere | A variation in the spelling of the name: gaveller. |
| Gaveller | A usurer. Also, In the Forest of Dean: an officer of the Crown who grants 'gales' to the miners. |
| Gayholer | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Gayler | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Gaylere | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Gaylour | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Gazetteer | One who writes in a gazette; a journalist, a retailer of news. |
| Gazettist | The write of an official gazette. |
| Geayler | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Geiler | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Gelder | One who gelds or castrates (animals, etc.). |
| General | According to The Sailor's Word-Book, published in 1867 by William Henry Smyth, this was a name for a "commander of an army: the military rank corresponding to the naval one of admiral." |
| Gentleboy | A young gentleman. |
| Gentledame | A gentlewoman. |
| Gentleman | A man of gentle birth, or having the same heraldic status as those of gentle birth; properly, one who is entitled to bear arms, though not ranking among the nobility, but also applied to a person of distinction without precise definition of rank. Also, a man of gentle birth attached to the household of the sovereign or other person of high rank. Also, a man in whom gentle birth is accompanied by appropriate qualities and behaviour; hence in general, a man of chivalrous instincts and fine feelings. |
| Gentleman-farmer | A country gentleman engaged in farming, usually on his own estate; a farmer who holds a better social position than the generality of his class. |
| Gentman | Shortened form of gentleman. |
| Gentry | The quality of rank of gentleman. |
| Geometer | A gauger, inspector of measures. Also, a government surveyor. |
| Getter | One of a class of coal-miners |
| Geyeler | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Geyler | A variation in the spelling of the name: jailor. |
| Ghaffir | A guardian, watchman. |
| Ghillie | A variation in the spelling of the name: gillie. |
| Gilder | One who gilds, esp. one who practices gilding as an art or trade. |
| Gillie | An attendant on a Highland chief. Also, the servant who carried a chief across a stream. Also, one who attends a sportsman in hunting or fishing in the Scottish Highlands. |
| Gilly | A variation in the spelling of the name: gillie. |
| Ginerr | A joiner. This name appears only on websites and may not be valid. |
| Ginner | One who 'gins' cotton. To gin cotton meant to remove the seeds from the cotton boll. Originally the ginning process was done by hand; it was made easier and quicker by the cotton-gin, invented by Eli Whitney. |
| Gin-spinner | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for a distiller. |
| Girdler | A maker of girdles. |
| Glacyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: glazier. |
| Glaseer | A variation in the spelling of the name: glazier. |
| Glasier | A variation in the spelling of the name: glazier. |
| Glasior | A variation in the spelling of the name: glazier. |
| Glassblower | One who blows and fashions glass. Glassblowing was one of the occupations which required more than a single individual to perform. The process of blowing air into molten glass resulted in the creation of bulbous shapes that would become jars, dishes and bottles. It also could result in the creation of plate glass, which was cut into smaller pieces and used as window panes. Numerous worker-assistants were needed to handle the six-foot long iron blowing tube which had been dipped into the molten glass so that the servitor could begin to blow air into it. Then, after the glass had been shaped, a wetter-off would dip an iron blade into cold water before cutting the glass item from the blowing iron. An assistant would either catch the item and carry it off for the leerman to place it in the leer for slow cooling, or (in the case of bottle forms) would help reposition the opposite end onto the blowing iron for additional shaping by a gaffer. |
| Glass-coachman | A man who drove a carriage known as a glass-coach. In this case the word glass-coach refers to: a coach with glass windows, as distinguished from those which were unglazed; esp. applied to a 'private' coach let out for hire, as distinguished from those on publlic stands. |
| Glass-cutter | One whose occupation it is to cut glass (e.g. to sizes for glazing), or to ornament glass-ware by grinding. |
| Glassen-wright | A glazier. |
| Glassiver | A variation in the spelling of the name: glazier. |
| Glassman | A dealer in glass-ware. Also, A man engaged in the making of glass. |
| Glasyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: glazier. |
| Glazen-wright | A variation in the spelling of the name: glassen-wright. |
| Glazier | One who engages in the manufacture of glass, a glass-maker. Also, One whose trade it is to glaze windows, etc. An artificer who glazes or works glass windows. [UEED] |
| Glovar | A variation in the spelling of the name: glover. |
| Glovare | A variation in the spelling of the name: glover. |
| Glover | One who makes or sells gloves. |
| Glovere | A variation in the spelling of the name: glover. |
| Gloveress | A female glove-maker. |
| Glower | A variation in the spelling of the name: glover. |
| Glowere | A variation in the spelling of the name: glover. |
| Gloyfer | A variation in the spelling of the name: glover. |
| Gluepot | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for a parson. This comes from the fact that a parson joins men and women together in matrimony. |
| Glufer | A variation in the spelling of the name: glover. |
| Goaler | Obs. Jailer. |
| Goatherd | One who tends goats. |
| Goatress | A goat-herdess. |
| Gold-beater | One who beats out gold metal into thin plates or gold-leaf. |
| Goldesmythe | A variation in the spelling of the name: goldsmith. This name comes from Cock Lorel's Bote, a book of anonymous satirical verse published in 1510. |
| Goldsmith | A worker in gold; one who fashions gold into jewels, ornaments, articles of plate, etc. Down to the 18th c. these tradesmen acted as bankers. |
| Goldsmithess | A female goldsmith. |
| Gonfalonier | The bearer of a gonfalon; a standard-bearer. In this case, the word gonfalon referred to: a banner or ensign. |
| Gong-farmer | A scavenger. One who cleaned out a 'gong'. In this case the word gong referred to: a privy. |
| Gong-fayer | Gong-farmer. |
| Gong-fower | Gong-farmer. |
| Gonnar | A variation in the spelling of the name: gunner. |
| Gonnare | A variation in the spelling of the name: gunner. |
| Gonner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gunner. |
| Goonner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gunner. |
| Gooseherd | One who tends a flock of geese. According to Everett B. Wilson in his book Early America At Work, published in 1963, this name was also given to a tailor, because he used an iron with a curved handle that resembled a goose's neck. |
| Gouler | A variation in the spelling of the name: gaveller. |
| Gounar | A variation in the spelling of the name: gunner. |
| Gouner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gunner. |
| Govelere | A variation in the spelling of the name: gaveller. |
| Governor | According to The Sailor's Word-Book, published in 1867 by William Henry Smyth, this was a name for an "officer placed by royal commission in command of a fortress, town, or colony." |
| Gowlare | A variation in the spelling of the name: gaveller. |
| Grabby | A service (esp. Naval) term for a foot-soldier. |
| Grace-wife | A mid-wife. |
| Graffer | A notary; a scrivener. |
| Grainer | One who or that which grains. In this case the word grains refers to the use of a tool either for taking off the hair of skins, or for producing the appearance of 'grain'. |
| Granger | One who is in charge of a grange; a farm-bailiff; also ? a tenant-farmer. |
| Grangiarius | Is a person who has the care of such a place, for corn and husbandry; and there was anciently a Granger, or Grange-keeper belonging to religious houses, who was to look after their Granges, or farms in their own hands. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Gravedigger | One whose employment it is to dig graves. |
| Graver | One who digs or digs up (turf). Also, One who carves or engraves. A sculptor. |
| Graveress | A female engraver. |
| Grazier | A breeder or keeper of cattle. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Greave | A variation in the spelling of the name: grieve. |
| Greenbag | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for an attorney, who were claimed to carry their papers in green bags. |
| Greensmith | According to James McDonald in his book, Wordly Wise, one who fabricated objects out of (tarnished) brass. |
| Greenwich-barbers | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for retailers of sand from the pits at and about Greenwich, in Kent. |
| Greeve | A variation in the spelling of the name: grieve. |
| Greff | A variation in the spelling of the name: grieve. |
| Greif | A variation in the spelling of the name: grieve. |
| Greive | A variation in the spelling of the name: grieve. |
| Greve | A variation in the spelling of the name: grieve. |
| Greysmith | According to James McDonald in his book, Wordly Wise, one who fabricated objects out of lead. |
| Grieve | A governor of a province, town, etc. Also, the overseer, manager, or head-workman of a farm; a farm-bailiff. |
| Grinder | A person who grinds. One who grinds anything in a mill. Also, one who grinds cutlery, tools, glass, etc. |
| Grinter | One who has charge of a granary or grange. |
| Grinterman | A grinter. |
| Grocer | One who buys and sells in the gross, i.e. in large quantities, a wholesale dealer or merchant. Also, a trader who deals in spices, dried fruits, sugar, and, in general, all articles of domestic consumption except those that are considered the distinctive wares of some other class of tradesmen. |
| Grocere | A variation in the spelling of the name: grocer. |
| Groefa | A variation in the spelling of the name: grieve. |
| Grom | A variation in the spelling of the name: groom. |
| Grome | A variation in the spelling of the name: groom. |
| Groom | A man-child, boy. Also, A man, male person; in the pastoral poetry of 16-17th c. freq. applied to shepherds. Also, a man of inferior position; a serving-man; a man-servant; a male attendant. Also, a servant who attends to horses. |
| Groome | A variation in the spelling of the name: groom |
| Groom-grubber | An officer in the Royal household. |
| Groom Of The Stole | An officer who takes charge of the King's wardrobe. [UEED] |
| Groom-porter | An officer of the King's Court, who has the direction of games. [UEED] |
| Groser | A variation in the spelling of the name: grocer. |
| Grosser | A variation in the spelling of the name: grocer. |
| Grote-clypper | This refers to one who stole small clippings of sheet gold from which coins had been stamped. This name comes from Cock Lorel's Bote, a book of anonymous satirical verse published in 1510. |
| Groundsman | A labourer employed to dig out or work on the ground, an excavator. Also, one who is employed to keep in order a ground or grounds, esp. a cricket ground. |
| Growme | A variation in the spelling of the name: groom |
| Groyme | A variation in the spelling of the name: groom |
| Grum | A variation in the spelling of the name: groom |
| Grume | A variation in the spelling of the name: groom |
| Guastald | One who has the custody or keeping of the King's mansion-houses. [UEED] |
| Guidon | An officer who carries such a standard. The name standard, in this case, refers to a flag or pennant of the same name: guidon. |
| Guner | A variation in the spelling of the name: gunner. |
| Gunmaker | One who makes or attends to guns. |
| Gunner | One who makes or attends to guns; a gunmaker, gunsmith. Also, one whose office it is to work a cannon. Also, in the navy, a warrant officer who has special charge of the battery, small arms, magazine, and ordnance stores. |
| Gunner's-mate | According to The Sailor's Word-Book, published in 1867 by William Henry Smyth, this was a name for a "petty officer appointed to assist the gunner." |
| Gunsmith | One who makes or attends to guns. |
| Gutter-viewer | According to Everett B. Wilson in his book Early America At Work, published in 1963, this was one who inspected gutters in order to prevent them spilling rainwater or snow onto passersby. |
| Guydon | A variation in the spelling of the name: guidon. |
| Gynour | (Aphetic form of engynour) One who manages engines of war. |
