It is derived from a patronymic form of an occupational name.

Originally an occupational name, Kok is derived from the word "cook".

Schmaltz was used as a metonymic occupational name for a chandler.

In modern German it means a "cleaner" and this is assumed by some to be its origin as an occupational name.

In both cases, the name is derived from the occupational name for a trainer of falcons.

It was an occupational name for someone who worked as a butcher.

It is an occupational name in both English and German forms.

The surname Stewart is an occupational name for the administrative official of an estate.

In many countries soldiers serving in specific occupations are referred to by terms other than their occupational name.

It is an occupational name for a farm bailiff.