German Professions - European Roots Genealogy

school principal: Ludirektor, Rektor, Rektorin, Schulleiter, Schulleiterin;
teacher: Adjuvant, Anwiser, Behelfer, Behelver, Bubenmeister, Grammaticus,
Kindererzieherin, Lehrer, Linguist, Ludimoderator, Magister, Praeceptor, Schuldiener,
Schulgehilfe, Schullehrer, Schulhalter, Schulmeister, Schulsschwester, Sprachlehrer,
Sprachmeister, Spragmeister;
pupil, student, schoolboy: Alumnus, Beflissener, Discipulus, Schüler, Schuljunge, Schulknabe,
Schulmädel, Schulmädchen, Student, Tiro, Zögling;
scholar and other old educated occupations: Arithmeticus, Baccalaureus, Gelehrter,
Rechenmeister
Office
Officials
Administrators
Most of the terms for administrators were quite comprehensive terms; the meaning of the terms
often got more diverse in time, e.g. Meier started from an administrator of a large farm but later
also farmers and tenants were called Meier.
Schultheiß, Schulz (appointed village mayor, tax collector for the ruler): Scholt, Scholte,
Scholta, Scholtka, Scholtke, Scholtheiß, Scholz, Scholze, Schult, Schulte , Schulten, Schuldt,
Schultheiß, Schulz, Schulz, Schultz, Schultze, Schulzke, Scultetus, Unterschultheiss; many
combinations with Schulz etc.;
Meier (administrator of a large farm, farmer, tenant): Meier, Meyer, Maier, Mayer, Mayr;
many combinations with Meier etc.;
Hoffmann, Hofmeister (administrator of a large farm like a manor): Amtshofmeister, Hofmann,
Hoffmann, Hafemann, Havemann, Hofmeister, Hoffmeister;
Vogt (administrator, representative of the ruler or the manor, bailiff, sheriff): Ackervogt,
Bauvogt, Burgvogt, Eckervogt, Faith, Fath, Fauth, Feut, Holzvogt, Hühnervogt, Landvogt,
Obervogt, Untervogt, Vaagd, Vagt, Vaugt, Vogt, Vögtle, Voigt, Voogt, Voot;
Graf (high standing royal administrator, appointed village mayor): Deichgraf, Graf, Grebe,
Greve, Holzgraf, Holzgrefe, Salzgraf, Waldgrebe, Wittgrefe, Zentgraf;
Schaffner (administrator, supervisor): Schaffer, Schaffner, Scheffner;