German Professions - European Roots Genealogy

well supervisor, well digger: Aquilex, Borngräber, Bornemaker, Borngeleitsherr, Bornherr,
Borngreber, Bornmacher, Bornmeister, Brunnenbauer, Brunnengräber, Brunnenmacher,
Brunnenmeister, Brunnenpalier;
maker of wooden and well tubes, maker of well basins: Deuchelbohrer, Ganthauer,
Teichelbohrer, Teuchelbohrer, Teuker.
Other Trades
Book and paper trades
papermaker: Bapirifex, Bappiermacher, Bapyrer, Blattmacher, Büttgeselle, Papierer, Papirer,
Papiermacher, Papyrifex, Stampfer, Türkischpapiermacher;
punch cutter, seal maker: Caelator, Eisengräber, Eisenschneider, Grabner, Graveur, Petschierer,
Petschaftschneider, Siegelgräber, Sigillgraber, Stempelschneider;
bookbinder and manufacturer of book clasps: Bibliopegus, Buchbender, Buchbinder,
Clausurmacher, Funicularius;
printer, typesetter: Bokdrucker, Bokedrucker, Buchdrucker, Buchdruckerfaktor,
Buchstabensetzer, Drucker, Impressor, Presser, Schriftsetzer, Setzer;
copper engraver, etcher, copperplate printer: Bilddrucker, Chalcographus, Kupferdrucker,
Kupferstecher, Stecher;
pencilmaker, quill penmaker: Bleistiftmacher, Federschneider, Kielfedernschneider,
Kreidenschneider, Posenschaber, Stefftenmacher, Stiftenmacher;
archivist: Archivar, Archivarius, Bibliothekar, Bibliothekarin, Bokverwaher;
publisher: Verleger, Zeitungsverleger;
see also Other traders, Artists, Messengers and Clerks.
Potters
The occupation names of makers of earthenware derive mainly from the (regionally different)
names of the products:
terms for potter derived from Hafen(Swiss, Austrian and South German for pot): Hafner,
Haffner, Häfner, Häffner, Häfele, Hefner, Heffner, Hefele;