Names that associate with jobs

[C J Snarzell]

Aside from the surnames of Constable or Sergeant, when I served in the police I worked with an officer who had the surname 'Law'.

CJ

 

[D365]

When I was in primary school, the head dinner lady was aptly called Mrs Fish.

I had a Mrs Fish, but she was a teacher. Sadly not a dinner lady.

 

[Calthrop]

Aside from the surnames of Constable or Sergeant, when I served in the police I worked with an officer who had the surname 'Law'.

CJ

How embarrassing it would be, to be a police officer with the surname Lawless ...

 

[D6130]

Remember a driver Driver back in the day. Chances are there may be one currently working. A mate whose surname was Beer worked in a pub for a while.

When I was an ASLEF rep back in the 1990s, there was a Driver Driver based at Cambridge, who was also a rep.

 

[ABB125]

When I was an ASLEF rep back in the 1990s, there was a Driver Driver based at Cambridge, who was also a rep.

Conductor Driver might cause some confusion!

 

[317666]

The other day I saw a van belonging to Peter Hedges Gardening Services.

 

[Galvanize]

My Secondary School had a Chemistry Teacher called Mr Hazard and an English Teacher called Dr. Vowels!

 

[C J Snarzell]

My mum knows a retired firefighter called Burnside. Funnily enough, he used to get more stick about sharing his name with the legendary 'The Bill' character.

CJ

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

John Major got quite a major job, Prime Minister, despite actually being "Major Minor", his older brother was "Major Major".

 

[Calthrop]

John Major got quite a major job, Prime Minister, despite actually being "Major Minor", his older brother was "Major Major".

Re my post yesterday about Major Major Major in Catch-22: I seem to recall that that character was well-meaning and self-effacing; but extremely dull, incompetent, and generally wet. John Major's detractors while he was PM, revelled in likening him to the guy in the book.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

Not far from me, there's an Undertaker's business...

"Eric F. Box"

Go home, nominative determinism... you're drunk!

 

[C J Snarzell]

When I was at secondary school I had an English teacher called Mr French! How ironic.

Although not his full time job, I know someone who is heavily involved in environmental campaigning who has a surname 'Green'.

CJ

 

[satisnek]

Don't know if it's still there, but on the approaches to Waterloo, on the right-hand side, was a security/burglar alarm firm called Banham, which always tickled me.

 

[johnnychips]

A few with links:

Dr Payne the Dentist

Mr Cutts the Surgeon

Mr B****** the football referee

My dentist when I was a kid was called Mr Payne. He genuinely called his nice house with large grounds ‘Tooth Acres’. That was in Mottram in Longdendale in the 60s if anyone else was about in that time or place.

 

[DunsBus]

Mr B****** the football referee

Said referee officiated at the 1878 FA Cup Final between Wanderers and Royal Engineers, I believe.

Moving more up to date, in Sunderland there's a plumbing and heating business called F. Lowes.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

I know of a Sargent Sargent who worked for the Police (most certainly retired by now)

That sounds like Constable Constable in one of the Carry On Films.

 

[John Webb]

The gardener at one place I worked at was a 'Bert Bush'.

 

[Western Lord]

I really hope that there's a carpet fitter somewhere called Walter Wall.

 

[StKeverne1497]

New Scientist used to run a regular column on Nominative Determinism, particularly as it related to the names on scientific research papers. I would post a link but the NS site is behind a paywall.

Many surnames are, of course, based on occupations. The modern concept of a "surname" is relatively recent (Norman?), so there is a good chance that descendants of "Smith" still work in engineering, "Butchers" work in the catering industry and so on.

Around here we have a couple of good ones; there's Crook and Blight estate agents and Costley and Partners solicitors to name a couple.

 

[gg1]

Around here we have a couple of good ones; there's Crook and Blight estate agents and Costley and Partners solicitors to name a couple.

In a similar vein, Wright Hassall Solicitors

 

[Cowley]

I really hope that there's a carpet fitter somewhere called Walter Wall.

There was one in Exeter but it closed recently:

 

[adrock1976]

Peter Hook, the bass player formerly with Joy Division, New Order, and Monaco.

 

[Mojo]

I had a Spanish teacher at school called Mr Madrid.

 

[D6130]

When I lived in Petersfield, Hampshire, back in the 'seventies, there was a firm of solicitors in the High Street called Greedy & Greedy.

 

[Shimbleshanks]

My wife used to work for a logistics firm that was building a pipeline somewhere in central Asia with someone who was called...Steve Pipe

 

[61653 HTAFC]

From the world of football:
Arsene Wenger when he was Arsenal manager, and Brighton & Hove Albion manager Graham Potter back when he played for Stoke City (The Potters).

 

[gg1]

From the world of football:
Arsene Wenger when he was Arsenal manager, and Brighton & Hove Albion manager Graham Potter back when he played for Stoke City (The Potters).

Not as good as Wolfgang Wolf, former manager of Wolfsburg

 

[adc82140]

Are there any circuit judges called Justice Justice?

 

[LSWR Cavalier]

General Alec Bishop of the British Army in Germany after 1945 was of course involved with the Religious Affairs Unit (RAU).
.. Johannes RAU was President of Germany, he was known as Brother Johannes because he often quoted from the Bible.
.. The presidential family kept a First Dog by the name of SCOOTER, he scooted off several times and the security guards had to try to find him.

 

[Loppylugs]

.. The presidential family kept a First Dog by the name of SCOOTER, he scooted off several times and the security guards had to try to find him.

My daughter has named her pug .... Fugly.... you can work that one out for yourselves!!

Just been watching the Chelsea Flower Show. Garden designer there called Hugo Bugg.