German Professions - European Roots Genealogy

Althufner, Althüfner, Abnahmemann, Abnehmer, Abschieder, Abschiedsmann, Altenteiler,
Altsitzer, Altbauer, Ausdinger, Ausgedinger, Ausnehmer, Austrägler, Auszügler, Exkolon,
Nahrungsmann, Nahrungsfrau.
Cottager
The term for "house owner (with a little land for own use)" varies from region to region. The
terms for the occupation mainly derives from the different word for cottage:
cottager terms derived from Haus (house): Häusler, Heusler, Heißler, Hüssler, Auenhäusler,
Tropfhäusler, Freihäusler;
cottager terms derived from Kate (cottage): Bondenkäthner, Kätner, Käthner, Katenmann,
Kathenmann, Eigenkätner, Kleinkätner;
cottager terms derived from Kote (cottage): Köter, Kötner, Köthner, Kötter, Eigenkötner,
Eigenkötter, Kleinkötner, Kleinkötter, Cossät, Cossat, Cossate, Cotsass Kossät, Kossat,
Kossate, Kotsass, Kothmann, Kotmann, Brinkköthner, Brinkkötner, Straßenkötter;
cottager terms derived from Hütte (cottage): Hüttner;
cottager terms derived from Bude (cottage): Bodener, Bödener, Bödner, Büdner, Büdener;
other terms for cottager: Backhausmann, Brinker, Brinklieger, Brinkmann, Brinksitzer,
Kutschner, Spicker, Selder, Seldner, Spikermann, Zusteller
Castrators
Castrator was an important occupation in former times. Especially pig castrators were much
more frequent as in recent times as pigs were herded together in the woods. All pigs who only
servered as porker had to be castrated. The terms were regionally different so that a large range
of terms evolved:
pig castrator terms derived from Nunne (castrated female pig): Nonnenmacher, Nonnemacher,
Nunnenmacher, Nunnemacher;
pig castrator terms derived from Ber (castrated male pig): Bärschneider, Bärstecher,
Bärenstecher, Beerstecher, Berstecher, Berenstecher, Beerenstecher, Berschneider,
Beerschneider, Bernschneider, Bierschneider, Bersauter, Berzauter, Pernstecher;
pig castrator terms derived from Putt (piglet): Puttschneider, Püttschneider, Pützschneider;