Category

SubCategory

Specific Occupati

Agricultur
e

farmer

ackerman, cowherd, crofter, dairymaid, dung carter, farmer, Frei

Herder, horse trainer, ostler, Peasant, plowman, reaper, Serf, sh
tillerman, Vintner, Woodcutter, woolcomber, woolman, Yeoman

Agricultur
e

Hunter

falconer, fewterer, forester, fowler, gamekeeper, hawker, hunter,

parker, rat catcher, sperviter, trapper

Aquacultu
re

fisherman

fisherman, oyster raker, oysterer, seaweed harvester

Artist

Visual Art

Artist, artisan, fresco painter, glasspainter, illuminator, limner, pa

Artist

Literary Art

Artist, composer, illuminator, limner, playwright, poet, writer

Craftsma
n

Most
common
types in
Paris in
1292, in
order from
most to
least
common

shoemaker, furrier, tailor, jeweler, pastrycook, mason, carpenter,

maker, hatmaker, saddler, chicken butcher, purse maker, meat b
locksmith, ropemaker, tanner, rugmaker, harness maker, bleach

Craftsma
n

Leatherwor
ker

bottelier, cobbler, cordwainer, currier, girdler, lorimer, malemake

thonger, vaginarius,

Craftsma
n

Armorer or
Weaponsmi
th

armorsmith, arrowsmith, blacksmith, bladesmith, bowyer, fletche

knifesmith, lancier, linen-armorer, mailmaker, merchant taylor, po
vaginarius, weaponsmith

Smith

Blacksmith, blacksmith's striker, brightsmith, bronzefounder, buc

goldbeater, knifesmith, locksmith, redsmith, scythesmith, silversm

Craftsma
n

tinker, tinsmith, Weaponsmith

Craftsma
n

Miscellaneo
us

accoutrement maker, alabasterer, architect, arkwright, Artisan, B

beerbrewer, bellfounder, bellmaker, besom maker, billier, bleach
bookprinter, brazier (occupation), brewer, bricker, bricklayer, bro
Butcher, buttonmaker, cabinetmaker, Calligrapher, campaner, ca
Cartographer, cartwright, chainmaker, chandler, charcoalburner,
clothier, coiner, combmaker, compasssmith, confectioner, Coope
draper, drycooper, drywaller, dyer, embroiderer, engraver, fabric
furrier, gemcutter, gilder, glassblower, glazier, glover, gravedigge
harness maker, hatmaker, hatter, horner, ivorist, Jeweler, joiner,
lanternmaker, lapidary, latoner, leadworker, limner, linen-armore
mapmaker, marler, marleywoman, Mason, master builder, meat
mintmaster, moneyer, mirrorer, nailmaker, nedeller, netmaker, oi
pattenmaker, Perfumer, pewterer, physician, pinmaker, plasterer
printer, purser, purse maker, quarryman, quilter, rectifier, reedma
rugweaver, sailmaker, saltboiler, salter, sawyer, seamstress, shin
silk-maker, silk-mercer, silk-dyer, silk-carder, Spinner, stonecarv
tallowchandler, tapestrymaker, tapicer, tasseler, thacker, threadm
maker, turner, typefounder, upholder, vintner, waxchandler, Wea
woodcarver, woodcutter, woodturner

Criminal

Thief

Bandit, Boothaler, Burglar, Charlatan, Conman, Cutpurse, Diver

Poacher, Quack, Shill, Silk-snatcher, Thimblerigger

Criminal

Prostitute

Bawd, Camp Follower, Courtesan, Prostitute, Stewsman,

Entertain
er

Musician

Bard, fiddler, harper, jongleur, lutenist, Meistersinger, minnesing

Entertain
er

Actor, Bard, barker, bear-ward, Dancer, fool, Jester, Juggler, mu

Storyteller, Trobairitz, Troubadour, tumbler

Governm
ent

Ale-Conner, Bailiff, Captain of the Guard, Catchpole, Chamberla

Constable, Diplomat, Emperor, Exchequer, Hayward, Herald, Ja
the Rolls, Keeper of the Wardrobe, King, Knight, Lady, Liner, Lor
Noble, Nobleman, Prince, Pursuivant, Reeve, Seneschal, Sheriff
Keeper, Town Crier, Treasurer, Watchman, Woodward

Merchant

acater, alewife, apothecary, banker, beer seller, boothman, chap

eggler, fishmonger, fruiterer, fruitier, fueller, glass seller, greengr

merchant, hetheleder, innkeeper, ironmonger, lighterman, linen-d
clothes dealer, oynter, peddler, pie seller, plumer, poulter, ragpic
stationer, taverner, thresher, unguentary, waferer, waterseller, w
wool stapler
Military

Soldier

Arbalestier, Archer, Argolet, Bodyguard, Bowman, Captain, Capt

Guardsman, Halberdier, Knifeman, Knight, Mercenary, Militia, Pi
Spearman, Spy, Squire, Viking, Watchman

Military

Siege
Engineer

Cannoneer, Pioneer (siege), Sapper, Siege Engineer

Military

Officer

Admiral, Captain, Captain of the Guard, Marshal

Military

Camp
Follower

Armorer, Bowyer, Camp Cook, Camp Follower, Cartwright, Fletc

merchant taylor, Pioneer (siege), poleturner, Prostitute, Sapper,
Weaponsmith,

Religion

abbess, abbot, almoner, anchorite, archbishop, beadle, beguine,

chantry priest, chaplain, clark, clerk, colporteur, curate, friar, met
pardoner, parish priest, pilgrim, pope, priest, primate (religion), s

Sailor

bargeman, boatman, boatwright, canaller, ferryman, Fisherman,

Riverboat Pilot, Sail Maker, sailor, sea captain, ship's captain, sh
waterman

Scholar

Alchemist, Apothecary, Astrologer, Barber-Chirurgeon, Bearlead

Courtier, Dean, Herald, Herbalist, Librarian, Mathematician, Poet
Scrivener, Tutor, Theologian

Service
Industry

Most
common
types in
Paris in
1292, in

maidservant, Barber-Chirurgeon, restaurateur, water carrier, laun

order from
most to
least
common

Service
Industry

accomptant, accoucheur, accoucheus, accountant, actuary, atten

barrister, Bartender, bath attendent, bather (profession), Bodygu
Follower, carman, carter, cartier, carver, ceiler, cellarer, chambe
Coistsell, cook, copyist, Courtesan, Courtier, cowherd, currier, da
trainer, drayman, dresser, dung carter, executioner, famulus, farr
gentleman, gong farmer, groom, Guide, harlot, Herald, horseleec
laundress, lawyer, leech, Legerdemainist, link boy, link man, mai
miller, napier, nurse, panter, paperer (needlemaking), pavior, pav
privycleaner, procurator, prostitute, quartermaster, rag and bone
royal food taster, sawbones, scullion, Scribe,seneschal, Serf, Se
Stabler, stainer, Steward, stillroom, surgeon, tapster, teamster, to
waller, water carrier, wattler, weeper, wetnurse

Unemploy
ed

beggar, buffoon, crofter, gardner, hermit, housewife, Landed Gen

transient, urchin, vagabond