English Occupational Surnames as First Names

Below is a list of occupational surnames that could be used as first names, the genders are arbitrary. I only focused on ones I have never seen used before.

Female

• Abbess
• Ambler
• Banner
• Bloomer
• Bunter (a female rag & bone collector)
• Brewster (literally a female brewer)
• Calender
• Dancer
• Dresser
• Drummer
• Ellerman
• Fiddler
• Glass
• Glazer
• Harrow
• Jobling
• Kidman
• Lamplighter
• Larimer, Lorimer
• Merchant
• Messenger
• Minstrel
• Nailor
• Painter
• Parson
• Pinner
• Planter
• Pockett
• Prentiss
• Purser
• Quilter
• Root
• Sadler
• Sewster (Old word for seamstress)
• Shriver
• Singer
• Spicer
• Spindler
• Stiller
• Summers
• Sutter
• Tapper
• Tipper
• Topper
• Trimmer
• Weaver
• Whistler

Male

• Ambler
• Arrowsmith
• Ashman
• Bannerman
• Barber
• Barker
• Belder
• Bender
• Berker
• Boatman
• Boatwright
• Bolter
• Bowler
• Brewer
• Canner/Caner
• Capper
• Carpenter
• Coker
• Cordwainer
• Corker
• Crowder
• Cutler
• Decker
• Dempster (a judge)
• Draper
• Dressler
• Drover
• Drucker
• Drummer
• Dyer
• Eggler
• Falconer
• Fisher
• Grainer
• Granger
• Gummer
• Hawker
• Huntsman
• Kitchener
• Mailer
• Mather
• Merchant
• Messenger
• Millner
• Nailor
• Packer
• Painter
• Parson
• Paver
• Pinner
• Planter
• Potter
• Proctor
• Punter
• Ranger
• Ripper
• Roper
• Root
• Sadler
• Scrivner
• Shriver
• Stiller
• Stringer
• Summers
• Sutter
• Tapper
• Tasker
• Taverner
• Thresher
• Tiller
• Tipper
• Topper
• Trimmer
• Waller
• Whistler