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Last Name Vocabulary

All the answers are both words in the English language as well as common American surnames. Based on the definition, guess the surname.
All last names in the top 1000 in the United States.
Definition is not necessarily related to the etymology of the last name
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First submittedAugust 2, 2013
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Definition
Rank
Last Name
Person who works with metal
1
Smith
One who makes barrels
70
Cooper
Household servant who oversees the other staff
108
Butler
Mythical beast with the body of a lion and head and wings of an eagle
122
Griffin
Shallow area of a river that allows for crossing
137
Ford
One who carries luggage
159
Porter
The system of burrows where rabbits live
181
Warren
To execute someone via mob justice
259
Lynch
Chess piece which can only move diagonally
262
Bishop
One who makes beer
303
Brewer
Person who solicits business by calling out to passersby
e.g. at a carnival
360
Barker
Healthy, robust (Often used in the phrase ___ and hearty)
362
Hale
One who puts feathers on arrows
382
Fletcher
Ruler of a Turkic or Mongol nation
427
Khan
One who makes pots
457
Potter
Leader of the entire Catholic church
528
Pope
A male duck
549
Drake
Ruler of Iran
573
Shah
One who saws timber into lumber
707
Sawyer
One who turns animal hides into leather
709
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33 Comments
What
+4
Level 27
Sep 24, 2013
Thanks, that's really a creative one.
ace3349
+10
Level 69
Feb 28, 2018
For the "metal worker" clue, I couldn't get past former governor of my home state (Massachusetts): William Weld!
blackled
+10
Level 72
Nov 8, 2022
I live in the USA, and have never heard the phrase hale and hearty. Is that a British thing?
martay
+7
Level 70
Nov 11, 2022
Nope. It's used in the States. There's even a popular soup and sandwich chain of fast food restaurants with the name in NYC.
HyddenRizz
+5
Level 67
Nov 11, 2022
Never heard it in the UK either! Thought it must be a USA thing
Dml123
+3
Level 70
Nov 12, 2022
I am from the UK and know the phrase. Admittedly I haven't heard it used very often though...
sumguy
+1
Level 86
Jul 22, 2024
Never heard of it Canada. According to Google Ngram Viewer, use of the phrase peaked in 1883 and reached a modern low in the 1980s and 90s. The generation most likely to visit this site is the least likely to have heard of this phrase.
Freestatebear
+1
Level 86
Nov 8, 2022
Only missed "fletcher," which I think I probably missed last time. It's not something I run across on a regular basis!
AnimalAl
+1
Level 39
Jul 23, 2024
Have you never seen “Phineas and Ferb”?

Ferb FLETCHER?

Freestatebear
+1
Level 86
Jul 24, 2024
Heard of it; never seen it.
sofidaris
+1
Level 43
Nov 8, 2022
Much harder than I expected. Nice one!
French2010
+8
Level 95
Nov 8, 2022
Good quiz. I would think "Miller" would be high up on the list.
Djilas
+2
Level 85
Nov 8, 2022
#7. This is far from an exhaustive list.
kitsims
+15
Level 84
Nov 9, 2022
The plural of 'passerby' is 'passersby', not 'passerbys'.
CardinalSin
+4
Level 80
Nov 9, 2022
kitsims, you are absolutely correct and I hereby nominate you for the 2022 Jetpunk nitpicker of the year award.
bostjan
+3
Level 71
Nov 11, 2022
That'd be a great last name: "Nitpicker." Not sure that was ever a profession, but I suppose it could have been.
Ferbin
+2
Level 78
Feb 1, 2023
Or "I could care less".
Quizmaster
+11
Level ∞
Nov 11, 2022
Nitpick has been ruled in bounds and the spelling has been fixed.
Findlay
+2
Level 81
Nov 9, 2022
Now I'm trying to work out if the timber/lumber distinction is a North American thing. I was under the impression they were synonyms. Am I just wrong, or is it a regional variation in terminology?
fuanacdc
+8
Level 88
Nov 9, 2022
I could be mistaken, however I believe that timber is unprocessed such as felled trees etc. Lumber is after the timber as been processed and can be used in construction.
martay
+7
Level 70
Nov 11, 2022
"To execute someone via mob justice" I had Stone. It's a very common last name and it fits the definition. It might be a prescribed punishment in some parts of the world but mobs have also been known to use it. I suppose it's not ranked 259th, but there's no reasonable way to precisely intuit that.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Nov 11, 2022
Stone will be accepted now.
martay
+2
Level 70
Nov 12, 2022
Thanks!
HyddenRizz
+2
Level 67
Nov 11, 2022
Like this a lot. Never heard the surname Brewer but could work it out. It's usually Brewster in the UK I would say.

I also thought lynch was specifically hanging, but it looks like this isn't always the case - learning a lot!

kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Nov 11, 2022
Though spelled differently there's a comedian in the US Jim Breuer who made a career off the fact that he always looks like he's stoned. Turns out he really is as dumb as he looks.

Numerous others

wolfcat95
+7
Level 66
Nov 11, 2022
To be completely pedantic, a brewer is a MAN who makes beer. A brewster is a WOMAN who makes beer. The suffix "ster" denotes a female in the profession. A webster is a female weaver and, although the spelling is slightly different, a baxter is a female baker.
3NRD
+1
Level 40
Nov 13, 2022
It is not politically correct to maintain lynching is the same as hanging. Word usage evolves.
mikeyheath92
+2
Level 49
Nov 11, 2022
The 'male duck' one should be changed, as that comes up as 'mallard' whenever it's searched.
sttlok
+15
Level 54
Nov 11, 2022
Then don't cheat, mallard doesn't even mean male duck.
RobNobody
+3
Level 79
Jul 22, 2024
Yeah, you need better Googling skills. "Mallard" is a species of duck, not a sex.
Algernon
+3
Level 73
Nov 16, 2022
Can you allow a few more spellings for the fourth one, please?

I’ve always spelt it, and seen it spelt with a Y. I don’t want to list the whole spelling for fear of giving away an answer, but hopefully you know the spelling I mean. I appreciate the surname is almost always spelt as in the answer but the clue implies the spelling I suggested should be a type in.

faceface
+1
Level 56
Jul 22, 2024
It might make more sense to define "Shah" as "Ruler of Persia," since the country only changed its name to Iran when the last Shah was deposed.
WilderA
+1
Level 56
Feb 5, 2025
please accept "griffon" or "gryphon"
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