| Wabster | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Waggener | A variation in the spelling of the name: wagoner. |
| Waggoner | A variation in the spelling of the name: wagoner. |
| Waggonere | A variation in the spelling of the name: wagoner. |
| Waggonier | A variation in the spelling of the name: wagoner. |
| Waggouner | A variation in the spelling of the name: wagoner. |
| Wagon-doctor | According to Everett B. Wilson in his book Early America At Work, published in 1963, this was the name given to a charlatan who would buy worn-out wagons, fix them just enough so that unsuspecting buyers would be tricked into buying them, and then moving on to another town to repeat the process. |
| Wagoner | One who has charge of a wagon as driver. Also, the driver of a vehicle. Also, used as the designation of a particular class of farm servant, whose special duties include the driving of a wagon. |
| Waier | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Waighter | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Wainer | The driver of a wain, a wagoner. |
| Wainman | A wainer. |
| Wainwright | A wagon-builder. The wainwright might also have been known as a coachmaker, depending on the type of vehicle he was constructing. The word wain was usually applied to a wagon intended for load carrying, whereas the word coach was usually applied to a wagon intended for people to ride. |
| Waistboater | The officer in charge of a waistboat. A waistboat was a boat carried in the waist of a ship, esp. of a whaling-vessel. The waist of the ship was the middle part of the upper deck of a ship, between the quarter-deck and the forecastle. |
| Waiter | One who watches, or observes closely; one who is on the look-out. Also, a watchman at the city gates. Also, an officer in the employ of the Customs. Also, a man employed at inns, hotels, eating-houses, or similar places, to wait upon the guests (esp. during meals). |
| Waiting-maid | A superior female servant in personal attendance on a lady. |
| Waiting-man | A male servant who waits or attends upon his employer or on an official. |
| Waiting-woman | A female servant, or personal attendant. |
| Waitor | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Waitour | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Waitress | A waiting-maid, handmaid. Also, a woman who waits upon the guests at a hotel, restaurant, etc. Also one hired for a similar purpose on special occasions to supplement the staff of a private household. |
| Wakar | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Waker | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Wakeman | A watchman. |
| Waker | One who watches; a watcher, watchman. |
| Walcar | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Walkar | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Walkare | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Walker | One who fulls cloth; a fuller. Also, a keeper or ranger who had a specified 'walk' in the forest, a gamekeeper. According to James McDonald in his book, Wordly Wise, the name walker was derived from the Anglo-Saxon word wealcan, which meant 'to roll'. This was a term used to describe how newly woven cloth was cleaned and thickened. Wealcan was the equivalent of the Old English word fullere, from which the name 'fuller' derived. A 'walker', therefore, performed the same job as a 'fuller'. |
| Walkere | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Wallett | A variation in the spelling of the name: valet |
| Warandare | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warander | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| (Jail) Warden | According to the County Government And Archives In Pennsylvania, published by the Pennsylvania Historical And Museum Commission in 1947, "the warden is in almost complete charge of the county jail. He must attend to the clothing, lodging, safekeeping, diet, and care of the prisoners, whom he may punish when necessary." |
| Warder | One who wards or guards. A soldier or other person set to guard an entrance; also, a watchman on a tower. |
| Warener | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warenner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warinar | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Wariner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warllet | A variation in the spelling of the name: varlet. |
| Warlot | A variation in the spelling of the name: varlet. |
| Warner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warnere | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warper | One who winds yarn in preparation for weaving, one who lays the warp for weaving. |
| Warrainer | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warrander | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warrender | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warrener | An officer employed to watch over the game in a park or preserve. A servant who has the charge of a rabbit-warren. |
| Warrennar | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warrenner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warrenor | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warreyner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warriner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warryner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Waryner | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Warynere | A variation in the spelling of the name: warrener. |
| Wassale | A variation in the spelling of the name: vassal. |
| Wassall | A variation in the spelling of the name: vassal. |
| Wassell | A variation in the spelling of the name: vassal. |
| Watchman | A member of a military guard, a sentinel or sentry; a look-out posted to give warning of the approach of danger. |
| Water | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Water-bailiff | An officer in various port towns, charged with the enforcement of shipping regulations, the searching of vessels, and the collection of customs. Also, an inferior officer of the custom-house, employed to search vessels. Also, an official responsible for the enforcement of bye-laws reating to fishing-waters. Also, a river-policeman employed to prevent poaching and arrest offenders against the bye-laws. |
| Water-bearer | One who carries water; spec. one whose employment is to carry water from a spring, well, or river for domestic use. |
| Water-lagger | A water-leader. |
| Water-leader | One who carts water for sale. |
| Waterman | A seaman, mariner. Also, a man working on a boat or among boats, esp. a boatman who plies for hire on a river, etc. Also, a man employed in the supply or distribution of water; e.g. a water-carrier, a turncock or fireman, a man engaged in the irrigation of water-meadows, or in pumping. Also, an attendant at cab- or coach-stands, whose primary function was to water the horses. |
| Water-miller | The owner or manager of a water-mill. In this case the word water-mill refers to: a corn-mill whose machinery is driven by water. |
| Watermonger | According to Everett B. Wilson in his book Early America At Work, published in 1963, this was a peddler who dealt in casks of water. |
| Water-sider | A dockside worker. |
| Wauker | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Waulker | A variation in the spelling of the name: walker. |
| Wax-chandler | One whose trade is to make or sell wax candles. |
| Waxechaundeler | A variation in the spelling of the name: wax-chandler; a candle-maker who primarily used wax. This name comes from Cock Lorel's Bote, a book of anonymous satirical verse published in 1510. |
| Wayer | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Way-maker | One who makes or mends roads. |
| Wayman | A way-warden. Also, a workman employed on the permanent way of a railway; a plate-layer. |
| Waynesman | A variation in the spelling of the name: wainman. |
| Wayter | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Waytere | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Waytor | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Wayver | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Weaver | One who weaves textile fabrics; a workman or workwoman whose occupation is weaving. Also, one who plaits. Also, one who knits. |
| Web | A variation in the spelling of the name: webbe. |
| Webbare | A variation in the spelling of the name: webber. |
| Webbe | A male weaver. |
| Webber | A weaver. |
| Webbester | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Webbestre | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Webester | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Webister | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Webstar | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Webster | A female weaver. According to James McDonald in his book, Wordly Wise, the suffix -ster indicated a female worker. In this case the addition of -ster to web, which was the Anglo-Saxon word for a newly woven cloth, resulted in a female clothmaker or weaver. |
| Webstere | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Weever | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Wefere | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Weffer | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Weffere | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Weiere | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Weifer | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Weigher | A person who is employed to weigh commodities; an official appointed to weigh or to supervise weighing, to test weights, etc. |
| Weighter | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Weight-viewer | According to Everett B. Wilson in his book Early America At Work, published in 1963, the weight-viewer was one who checked on merchants who gave a short weight or short measure to cheat their customers. |
| Weir | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Weiver | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Wellar | A variation in the spelling of the name: weller. |
| Weller | A caster or founder (of metal). |
| Wenyher | A variation in the spelling of the name: wainer. |
| Werlot | A variation in the spelling of the name: varlet. |
| Wet-cooper | This was a specialized cooper: one who made casks, etc., to contain liquids. |
| Wet-glover | A maker of leather gloves. |
| Wet Nurse | A woman who is hired to suckle and nurse another woman's child. |
| Wetter | One who wets; spec. one who damps paper to be used in printing. |
| Wevar | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Wever | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Wevere | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Wevyr | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Wewar | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Weware | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Weyar | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Weyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Weyere | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Weygher | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Weyner | A variation in the spelling of the name: wainer. |
| Weyor | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Weyter | A variation in the spelling of the name: waiter. |
| Weyver | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Whacker | A driver of animals, a drover. |
| Wharfenger | A variaition in the spelling of the name: wharfinger. |
| Wharfinger | An owner or keeper of a wharf. |
| Wheeler | A wheelwright. Also, one who wheels a vehicle, or conveys something in a wheeled vehicle. |
| Wheelman | A man who attends to a wheel in some piece of mechanism; U.S. a helmsman. |
| Wheelsman | A variation in the spelling of the name: wheelman. |
| Wheelwright | A man who makes wheels and wheeled vehicles. Also, one who works at or turns a wheel. |
| Wherryman | A man employed on a wherry. In this case the word wherry refers to: a light rowing-boat used chiefly on rivers to carry passengers and goods. |
| Whip-arse | A schoolmaster. |
| Whip-jack | A vagabond or beggar who pretends to be a distressed sailor. |
| Whip-king | One who drives or controls kings (as one does horses with a whip). |
| Whipman | A man who wields a whip; a driver of horses; dial. a carter. |
| Whip-master | A master who uses the whip; a flogger. |
| Whipper-in | A huntsman's assistant who keeps the hounds from straying by driving them back with the whip into the main body of the pack. |
| Whipping-boy | A boy educated together with a yung prince or royal personage, and flogged in his stead when he committed a fault that was considered to deserve flogging. |
| Whipster | One who wields a whip; a driver of horses. |
| Whip-the-cat | A tailor or other workman who 'whips the cat'. |
| Whitawer | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whitawyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whiteaw | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whiteawier | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whiteawyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whitebaker | A baker of white bread. |
| White-cooper | This was a specialized cooper: one who made pails, tubs and the like for domestic or dairy use. |
| Whitesmith | A worker in 'white iron'; a tinsmith. Tin was known either as 'white iron' or 'white-metal'. Also, one who polishes or finishes metal goods, as distinguished from one who forges them; also more widely, a worker in metals. |
| Whitewing | According to Everett B. Wilson in his book Early America At Work, published in 1963, this was a name for a street sweeper, so-called because he wore a white uniform. |
| Whittaw | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whittawer | One who taws skins into whitleather. Also, a saddler, harness-maker. |
| Whittawyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whittor | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Whow-ball | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for a milk-maid. |
| Whytetawyer | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Wier | A variation in the spelling of the name: weigher. |
| Winder | One who turns or manages a winch or windlass, esp. at a mine; a windlass-man. Also, an operative employed in winding wool. |
| Window-peeper | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for a collector of the window tax. |
| Windster | A person (orig. a woman) engaged in winding silk, etc. |
| Winter-cricket | According to the 1811 Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue, by Captain Grose, this was a name for a tailor. |
| Wire-drawer | One who draw metal into wire. |
| Wire-worker | An artisan who works in wire. |
| Wittor | A variation in the spelling of the name: whittawer. |
| Wiver | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
| Woader | A dyer with woad. In this case the word woad refers to: a blue dye-stuff prepared from the leaves of Isatis tinctoria. |
| Wobstar | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Wobster | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Woder | A variation in the spelling of the name: woader. |
| Wood-corder | A town official responsible for stacking cut wood for sale into standard 'cords' piles. |
| Wood-draughtsman | One who draws for wood engraving. |
| Wood-engraver | One who engraves on wood, an artist who does wood engraving. |
| Wood-forester | One who has charge of woods. |
| Wood-hagger | A wood-cutter, a wood-hewer. |
| Wood-hewer | One who hews wood, a wood-cutter. |
| Wood-master | The master or overseer of a wood. |
| Woodmen | Woodmen, seem to be those in forests, that have their charge particularly to looks to the King's woods there. [According to A New Law Dictionary, by Giles Jacob, 1744] |
| Wood-ranger | One who ranges woods; a scout or sharpshooter in American armies. |
| Wood-reef | A variation in the spelling of the name: wood-reeve. |
| Wood-reefe | A variation in the spelling of the name: wood-reeve. |
| Wood-reeve | The steward or overseer of a wood or forest. |
| Wood-sawyer | A man employed in sawing wood. |
| Woodwright | A worker in wood, as a carpenter. |
| Wool-carder | One who cards wool. In this case the word cards refers to the action of combing the wool to remove impurities and align the fibers |
| Wool-comber | One who combs or cards wool. |
| Wool-driver | One who buys wool in the country, and carries it to the clothiers and market-towns, to sell it again. [UEED] |
| Woolen-draper | A dealer in woolen goods. |
| Wool-gatherer | One who gathers wool from the flockmasters. |
| Wool-graither | One who prepares wool for the manufacturer. |
| Wool-king | A wealthy or large-scale sheep farmer. |
| Woolman | A dealer in wool, a wool merchant. |
| Wool-master | An owner of wool-producing sheep; a wool-producer. |
| Woolner | A dealer in woolen goods. |
| Wool-owner | A sheep owner. |
| Wool-packer | One who makes up packages of wool for transport of sale. |
| Wool-presser | One who operates a wool press. |
| Wool-sorter | A sorter of wool. |
| Wool-spinner | A workman who spins wool. |
| Wool-stapler | A merchant who buys wools from the producer, grades it, and sells it to the manufacturer. |
| Woolster | A wool-stapler. |
| Wool-winder | One who 'winds' or packs up fleeces for transport or sale. |
| Wool-worker | One who works in wool. |
| Wright | An artificer or handicraftsman; esp. a constructive workman. Also, one who works in wood; a carpenter, a joiner. The name of wright is derived from the Anglo-Saxon wryhta, and originally pertained to working with wood. |
| Writer | One whose business of occupation consists in writing; a functionary, officer, etc., who performs clerical or secretarial duties; a scribe, clerk, or law-writer. |
| Wyebster | A variation in the spelling of the name: webster. |
| Wytteler | A variation in the spelling of the name: victualler. |
| Wyver | A variation in the spelling of the name: weaver. |
