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Occupations are an important tool for the family history researcher. They help us to identify the same person when there are others in the same record by the same name. They help us to understand our ancestors life circumstances. <br>
==Online Resources==
*'''1752-1941''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20339/sweden-sailors-seamen%E2%80%99s-house-enrollments?s=275764761 Sweden, Sailors and Seamen’s House Enrollments] at MyHeritage — index ($)


Occupations were also a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. For example, goldsmiths had more prestige than shoemakers. Many trades, such as butchers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, and others were organized into guilds, which were in charge of training apprentices and regulating a trade's practice in an area. <br>
==Occupations==


This occupational word list is under construction. It contains all the occupations found in the old Swedish Genealogical Word list (published by the Family History Library), along with new entries from other sources. The intention is to improve the old list. Keep in mind there are some words that do not have a good English translation. See the references at the bottom of the page for all the sources used in building this list. <br>  
Occupations are an important tool for the family history researcher. They help us to identify the same person when there are others in the same record by the same name. They help us to understand our ancestors’ life circumstances. <br>  


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Occupations were also a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. For example, goldsmiths had more prestige than shoemakers. Many trades, such as butchers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, and others were organized into guilds, which were in charge of training apprentices and regulating a trade's practice in an area. Many guild records are in the Nordiska Museet collection in Stockholm. Do a search for the word '''Skråarkiv''' in [https://sok.riksarkivet.se/nad Nationell Arkivdatabas].<br>
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This occupational word list is under construction. As of February 2013 there are over 800 occupations listed. The intention is to improve this list over time. Keep in mind there are some words that do not have a good English translation. See the references at the bottom of the page for all the sources used in building this list. <br>
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Occupation
!Short definition
!Full definition
|-
|abbot
|abbot
|
|-
|accismästare
|customs officer
|Customs officer, who collected duty on goods at the entrance of a city (Lilla landtullen). He also made sure the merchants and the tradesmen paid duty on their goods they had in stock.
|-
|ackuschörska
|a midwife
|<br>
|-
|adelsbussar
|(military) soldier of lower rank
|A soldier of lower rank and less pay than a non-commissioned officer but with higher pay than the enlisted soldier. Often a young nobleman, who joined the army as a volunteer.
|-
|adelsman
|nobleman
|
|-
|adelssven
|page (youth)
|A young nobleman, who worked at a Royal Court.
|-
|adjunctus sacri ministerii
|(latin) pastorsadjunkt
|see adjunkt
|-
|adjunkt
|teacher
|(civil) teacher, 2nd level university, higher learning, or seminary; (ecclesiastical) pastorsadjunkt or pastoratsadjunkt
|-
|administer, administra
|(latin) attendant, and assistant
|
|-
|administrator
|(latin) administrator
|
|-
|advocat
|lawyer, attorney
|
|-
|advocatus ecclesiae
|(latin) lawyer of the assembly
|
|-
|aedituus
|(latin) keeper of the sacristy
|person in charge of the sacristy and ceremonial equipment
|-
|-
! Occupation
|aftonsångspredikant
! Short definition
|evening-service preacher
! class="unsortable" | Full definition
|
|-
|-
| accismästare
|agent
| customs officer
|agent, representative
| &nbsp;see [[Swedish Occupation: Accismästare|Accismästare]]
|
|-
|-
| ackuschörska
|aktor
| a midwife
|accuser, impeacher, prosecutor
| <br>
|
|-
|-
| adelsbussar
|aktris
| (military) soldier of lower rank
|actress
| see [[Swedish Occupation: Adelsbussar|Adelsbussar]]
|female play actor, performer
|-
|-
| adelsman
|aktör
| nobleman
|actor
|  
|male play actor, performer
|-
|-
| adelssven
|allmänningsbonde
| page (youth)
|common farmer, peasant, or man
| A young nobleman, who worked at a Royal Court.
|
|-
|-
| adjunctus archipraepositi, archipr. adj.
|allmäningskarl
| (latin)
|common farmer, peasant, or man
|  
|
|-
|-
| adjunctus ex officio
|amiral
| (latin)  
|admiral (military)
|  
|
|-
|-
| adjunctus sacri ministerii
|anförare
| (latin)  
|leader, chief, commander, captain-general, captain (1788)
|  
|
|-
|-
| administer, administra
|angivare
| (latin)  
|informer (1788)
|  
|
|-
|-
| administrator, pradii
|anklagare
| (latin)  
|accuser, impeacher (1788)
|  
|
|-
|-
| advocatus ecclesiae
|ansättare
| (latin)  
|(military) rammer
|  
|service position with ramrods
|-
|-
| aedituus
|apotekare
| (latin)
|pharmaceutical chemist, pharmacist
|  
|
|-
|-
| aftonsångspredikant
|arbetare
| evening-service preacher
|worker, laborer
|  
|
|-
|-
| aktor
|arbetskarl
| accuser, impeacher, prosecutor
|male worker, workman, laborer
|  
|
|-
|-
| aktris
|arbetsman
| actress
|male worker, workman, laborer
| female play actor, performer
|
|-
|-
| aktör
|arbk.
| actor
|abbreviation for arbetskarl
| male play actor, performer
|male worker, workman, laborer
|-
|-
| allmänningsbonde, allmäningskarl
|arkebusier
| common - farmer, &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -peasant, -man
|(military) member of firing squad
|  
|arkebusera is to shoot by order of the court
|-
|-
| ansättare
|arkibiskop
| (military) rammer
|(1788) archbishop
| service position with ramrods
|modern Swedish ärkebiskop
|-
|-
| apotekare
|arklimästare
| pharmaceutical chemist, pharmacist
|(military) gunner
|  
|gunner's mate, quarter gunner (from 1829)
|-
|-
| arbetare
|arrendator
| worker, workman, laborer
|tenant farmer, leaseholder
|  
|A person whose occupation is based upon a lease agreement (''arrendekontrakt''). This contract could be for the usage of land, hunting rights, or the use of outbuildings in exchange for an agreed amount of money, commodities, or land products. The contract was subject to specific conditions of usage and dates of validity that were agreed upon between the lessor and lessee.
|-
|-
| arbetsman
|artillerist
| male worker, workman, laborer
|(military) man of the artillery
|  
|
|-
|-
| arbk.
|artillerikonstapel
| abbreviation for arbetskarl
|(military) bombardier
| male worker, workman, laborer
|
|-
|-
| arkebusier
|assessor
| (military) member of firing squad
|assessor
| arkebusera is to shoot by order of the court
|
|-
|-
| arklimästare
|assuradör
| (military) gunner
|insurer, underwriter
| gunner's mate, quarter gunner (from 1829)
|
|-
|-
| arrendator
|auktionist, auktionskommissarie
| tenant farmer, leaseholder
|auctioneer
| &nbsp;see [[Swedish Occupation: Arrendator|Arrendator]]
|one who performs auctions for public sale
|-
|-
| artillerist
|auktor, autor
| (military) man of the artillery
|author
|
|author, penman, writer (1829)
|-
|-
| artillerikonstapel
|avisskrivare
| (military) bombardier
|newswriter
|  
|gazetteer, or newswriter
|-
|-
| assessor
|avskedad soldat
| assessor
|discharged, resigned soldier
|  
|
|-
|-
| assuradör
|avskrivare (1788)
| insurer, underwriter
|transcriber, copier
|  
|
|-
|-
| auktionist, auktionskommissarie
|axplockare
| auctioneer
|gleaner
| one who performs auctions for public sale
|gleaning, earing, after gathering
|-
|-
| auktor, autor
|backstuguhjon
| author
|cottager (1788)
| author, penman, writer (1829)
|see backstugusittare
|-
|-
| avisskrivare
|backstugusittare
| newswriter
|cottager
| gazetteer, or newswriter
|one who lived in a small cottage, dugout, or hut. See: [[Swedish Occupation: Backstugusittare|Backstugusittare]]
|-
|-
| avskedad soldat
|badare
| discharged, resigned soldier
|keeper of a bath house (1788)
|  
|
|-
|-
| axplockare
|badaremästare
| gleaner
|barber surgeon
| gleaning, earing, after gathering
|
|-
|-
| backstugusittare
|badmästare
| cottager
|bath-keeper
| one who lived in a small cottage, dugout, or hut
|(1889)
|-
|-
| badaremästare
|bagare
| barber surgeon
|baker
|  
|
|-
|-
| badmästare
|bagaregesäll
| bath-keeper
|baker's man
| (1889)
|
|-
|-
| bagare
|bagarelärling
| baker  
|baker's apprentice, baker's boy, bread chipper
|  
|
|-
|-
| bagaregesäll
|bagaremästare
| baker's man
|master baker
|  
|
|-
|-
| bagarelärling
|banérförare
| baker's apprentice, baker's boy, bread chipper
|(military) standard bearer, ensign bearer
|  
|
|-
|-
| bagaremästare
|banérherre
| master baker
|(military) banneret
|  
|
|-
|-
| banérförare
|banér-riddare
| (military) standard bearer, ensign bearer
|(military) knight banneret
|  
|
|-
|-
| banérherre
|bankvaktmästare
| (military) banneret
|porter, messenger at a bank
|  
|
|-
|-
| banér-riddare
|banmästare
| (military) knight banneret
|overseer of a railway line
|  
|
|-
|-
| bankvaktmästare
|barberare
| porter, messenger at a bank
|barber, shaver
|  
|
|-
|-
| banmästare
|barberarebiträde
| overseer of a railway line
|barber's assistant
|  
|
|-
|-
| barberare
|barberaregesäll
| barber, shaver
|journeyman barber
|  
|
|-
|-
| barberarebiträde
|barberarelärling
| barber's assistant
|barber's apprentice
|  
|
|-
|-
| barberaregesäll
|barkare
| journeyman barber
|tanner
|  
|(1829)
|-
|-
| barberarelärling
|barnförlossare
| barber's apprentice
|male midwife
|  
|
|-
|-
| barkare
|barnmorska
| tanner
|female midwife
| (1829)
|
|-
|-
| barnförlossare
|barnpiga
| male midwife
|maid for children
|  
|
|-
|-
| barnmorska
|barnsköterska
| female midwife
|female nurse (not wet nurse)
|  
|
|-
|-
| barnpiga
|baron
| maid for children
|baron
|  
|baron is a title used later for friherrar. Between 1626 and 1719 the nobility was divided into three classes. Friherrar belonged to the second class, yet still considered high nobility. After the dismantlement of the classes, the friherrar continued as nobility (some titled, others not) with a coat of arms.
|-
|-
| barnsköterska
|basunist
| female nurse (not wet nurse)
|trumpeter
|  
|performer on the trumpet, or trombone
|-
|-
| baron
|bataljonsadjuntant
| baron
|(military) sergeant-major
| baron is a title used later for friherrar. Between 1626 and 1719 the nobility was divided into three classes. Friherrar belonged to the second class, yet still considered high nobility. After the dismantlement of the classes, the friherrar continued as nobility (some titled, others not) with a coat of arms.
|
|-
|-
| basunist
|bataljonschef
| trumpeter
|(military) commander of a battalion
| performer on the trumpet, or trombone
|
|-
|-
| bataljonsadjuntant
|batterikonstapel
| (military) sergeant-major
|(military) battalion bombardier
|  
|
|-
|-
| bataljonschef
|bedragare
| (military) commander of a battalion
|cheat, impostor, deceiver
|  
|
|-
|-
| batterikonstapel
|befallningshavande
| (military) battalion bombardier
|governor, magistrate, officer in command
|  
|Kungens ...His Majesties county government board, high sheriff
|-
|-
| befallningshavande
|befallningsman
| governor, magistrate, officer in command
|bailiff, husbandry, overseer
| Kungens ...His Majesties county government board, high sheriff
|
|-
|-
| befallningsman  
|befallningsman (konungens)
| bailiff, husbandry, overseer
|county governor
|  
|Also seen as abbreviation ''befalm''.
|-
|-
| befallningsman (konungens)  
|befaren båtsman
| county governor
|(military) traveling sailor
| Also seen as abbreviation befalm.
|
|-
|-
| befaren båtsman
|befordrare
| (military) traveling sailor
|promoter, advancer, forwarder, furtherer (1788)
|  
|
|-
|-
| befällningshavande  
|befällningshavande
| officer in command  
|officer in command
|  
|
|-
|-
| bensamlare
|beherskare
| rag and bone seller, bone hunter
|commander (1788), ruler, master, monarch, overruler, controller (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| bergmästare
|bensamlare
| minemaster (1829)
|rag and bone seller, bone hunter
| mineral surveyor as a government official (1889)
|
|-
|-
| bergsarbetare
|bergmästare
| miner
|minemaster (1829)
|  
|mineral surveyor as a government official (1889)
|-
|-
| bergsbruksidkare
|bergsarbetare
| mining man
|miner
|  
|
|-
|-
| bergsfogde
|bergsbruksidkare
| bailiff of a mine
|mining man
|  
|
|-
|-
| bergshauptman
|bergsfogde
| mine inspector
|bailiff of a mine
|  
|a subordinate officer whose business lies in affairs relating to the mines (1788)
|-
|-
| bergskarl
|bergshauptman
| miner
|mine inspector
|  
|
|-
|-
| bergslagsman
|bergskarl
| miner, proprietor of a mine
|miner
|  
|
|-
|-
| bergsman
|bergslagsman
| miner  
|miner, proprietor of a mine
|  
|
|-
|-
| beridare
|bergsman
| horsebreaker, riding master
|miner
|  
|part owner of a mine (1788)
|-
|-
| beskattningsman
|bergsprångare
| taxer, assessor
|miner
|  
|one who blows up rocks with gunpowder, miner (1788)
|-
|-
| beslagare
|bergsråd
| seizer, confiscator, setter
|
|  
|counsellor in the board relating to mineral affairs (1788)
|-
|-
| beslagskarl
|beridare
| see beslagare
|horsebreaker, riding master
|  
|
|-
|-
| besökare
|beskattningsman
| customs official (1889), visitor (modern)
|taxer, assessor
|  
|
|-
|-
| betjänt
|beslagare
| servant, civil servant
|seizer, confiscator, setter
|  
|a kind of bailiff (1788)
|-
|-
| bettlare
|beslagskarl
| beggar
|see beslagare
|  
|
|-
|-
| bevaktare
|besökare
| guard, keeper
|customs official (1889), visitor (modern)
|  
|
|-
|-
| bevakningsbefälhavare
|betalare
| captain of the watch
|paymaster (1788)
|  
|
|-
|-
| bevarare
|betjänt
| preserver, saver, conservator
|servant, civil servant
|  
|
|-
|-
| beväringskarl
|bettlare
| militia man, conscript
|beggar
|  
|
|-
|-
| beväringsman
|bevaktare
| recruit, conscript
|guard, keeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| bibliotekarie
|bevakningsbefälhavare
| librarian
|captain of the watch
|  
|
|-
|-
| bijouterihandlare
|bevarare
| dealer in jewelry, trinkets
|preserver, saver, conservator
|  
|
|-
|-
| bildhuggare
|beväringskarl
| sculptor, statuary, carver
|militia man, conscript
|  
|
|-
|-
| bildskärare
|beväringsman
| se bildsnidare
|militia man, conscript
|  
|
|-
|-
| bildsnidare
|bibliotekarie
| sculptor
|librarian
|  
|
|-
|-
| biljettförsäljare
|bijouterihandlare
| ticket seller, booking clerk
|dealer in jewelry, trinkets
|  
|
|-
|-
| biljettförsäljerska
|bildhuggare
| ticket seller, booking clerk (woman)
|sculptor, statuary, carver
|  
|
|-
|-
| bilöpare
|bildskärare
| interloper
|se bildsnidare
| a illegal or unlicensed trader
|
|-
|-
| bindare
|bildsnidare
| tier, binder, fastener
|sculptor
| for example net making
|
|-
|-
| biodlare
|biljettförsäljare
| bee-keeper, bee-master, apiarist
|ticket seller, booking clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| biskop
|biljettförsäljerska
| bishop
|ticket seller, booking clerk (woman)
| sometimes abbreviated as bisp.
|
|-
|-
| biskötare
|bilöpare
| bee-keeper, bee-master
|interloper
|  
|a illegal or unlicensed trader
|-
|-
| biträde
|bindare
| assistant
|tier, binder, fastener
|  
|for example net making
|-
|-
| bjudare
|biodlare
| inviter, asker, offerer, bidder
|bee-keeper, bee-master, apiarist
|  
|
|-
|-
| bleckslagare
|biskop
| tin smith, white smith, tinner, tinman
|bishop
|  
|sometimes abbreviated as bisp.
|-
|-
| blockmakare
|biskötare
| block maker, pulley maker
|bee-keeper, bee-master
|  
|
|-
|-
| blodigelodlare
|biträde
| cultivator of leeches
|assistant
|  
|
|-
|-
| blomsterhandlare
|bjudare
| flower seller (male)
|inviter, asker, offerer, bidder
| also known as blomstermånglare
|
|-
|-
| blomsterhandlerska
|bleckslagare
| flower seller (female)
|tin smith, white smith, tinner, tinman
| also known as blomstermånglerska
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith: see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| blomsterodlare
|blockmakare
| cultivator of flowers, florist
|block maker, pulley maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| blossbärare
|blodigelodlare
| torch-bearer
|cultivator of leeches
|  
|
|-
|-
| blyarbetare
|blomsterhandlare
| lead worker, plumber
|flower seller (male)
|  
|also known as blomstermånglare
|-
|-
| blyfalsare
|blomsterhandlerska
| plumber
|flower seller (female)
|  
|also known as blomstermånglerska
|-
|-
| blystöpare
|blomsterodlare
| plumber
|cultivator of flowers, florist
|  
|
|-
|-
| blytäckare
|blossbärare
| plumber
|torch-bearer
|  
|
|-
|-
| bodbetjent
|blyarbetare
| shopkeeper's clerk, shopman, counterman
|lead worker, plumber
|  
|
|-
|-
| boddräng
|blyfalsare
| shop hand
|plumber
|  
|
|-
|-
| bodflicka
|blystöpare
| shop girl, shop maid
|plumber
|  
|
|-
|-
| bodgosse
|blytäckare
| shop boy, shop keepers apprentice
|plumber
|  
|
|-
|-
| bodhandlare
|bodbetjent
| shopkeeper, tradesman
|shopkeeper's clerk, shopman, counterman
|  
|
|-
|-
| bodmamsell
|boddräng
| shop girl, shop woman
|shop hand
|  
|
|-
|-
| bokbindare
|bodflicka
| bookbinder
|shop girl, shop maid
|  
|
|-
|-
| bokförare
|bodgosse
| book keeper
|shop boy, shop keepers apprentice
|  
|
|-
|-
| bokhandlare
|bodhandlare
| bookseller
|shopkeeper, tradesman
|  
|
|-
|-
| bokhållare
|bodmamsell
| book keeper
|shop girl, shop woman
| same as bokförare
|
|-
|-
| bokhäftare
|bokbindare
| book stitcher
|bookbinder
|  
|
|-
|-
| bokmakare
|bokförare
| book wright, book maker
|book keeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| bonde
|bokhandlare
| farmer, peasant, countryman, husbandman
|bookseller
|  
|
|-
|-
| bondedräng
|bokhållare
| farm hand
|book keeper
| a farmer's man, young peasant
|same as bokförare
|-
|-
| bondeflicka
|bokhäftare
| country girl
|book stitcher
|  
|
|-
|-
| bondepiga
|bokmakare
| peasant's maid
|book wright, book maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| borgare
|bonde
| citizen, burgher
|farmer, peasant, countryman, husbandman
| member of the bourgeois, townsman, tradesman, citizen of a city (meaning certain rights within the city)
|
|-
|-
| borgmästare
|bondedräng
| mayor
|farm hand
| in England and North America.. mayor, in Scotland.. provost, in Holland, Belgium, Flanders, and Germany.. burgomaster.
|a farmer's man, young peasant
|-
|-
| borrare
|bondeflicka
| borer, driller, piercer, perforator
|country girl
|  
|
|-
|-
| borrmakare
|bondepiga
| bit forger
|peasant's maid
| a smith that makes drilling and chiseling bits
|
|-
|-
| borrsmed
|borgare
| bit smith
|citizen, burgher
| a smith that makes drilling and chiseling bits
|member of the bourgeois, townsman, tradesman, citizen of a city (meaning certain rights within the city)
|-
|-
| boskapshandlare
|borgmästare
| dealer of livestock
|mayor
|  
|in England and North America.. mayor, in Scotland.. provost, in Holland, Belgium, Flanders, and Germany.. burgomaster.
|-
|-
| boskapsherde
|borrare
| herdsman
|borer, driller, piercer, perforator
|  
|
|-
|-
| boskapsskötare
|borrmakare
| stockman
|bit forger
|  
|a smith that makes drilling and chiseling bits
|-
|-
| boskapsvaktare
|borrsmed
| herdsman
|bit smith
|  
|a smith that makes drilling and chiseling bits  If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| boställshavare
|boskapshandlare
| holder (occupier) of (an official) residence
|dealer of livestock
|  
|
|-
|-
| bouppteckningsman
|boskapsherde
| person who inventories (1889)
|herdsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| boutredningsman
|boskapsskötare
| administrator
|stockman
|  
|
|-
|-
| brandmästare
|boskapsvaktare
| fire warden
|herdsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| braständare
|boställshavare
| fire lighter
|holder (occupier) of (an official) residence
|  
|
|-
|-
| brevbärare
|bouppteckningsman
| letter carrier, postman
|person who inventories (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| brevdragare
|boutredningsman
| see brevbärare
|administrator
|  
|
|-
|-
| brevskrivare
|brandmästare
| letter writer
|fire warden
|  
|
|-
|-
| brevställare
|braständare
| see brevskrivare
|fire lighter
|  
|
|-
|-
| brobyggare
|brevbärare
| bridge builder
|letter carrier, postman
|  
|
|-
|-
| broderare
|brevdragare
| embroiderer
|see brevbärare
|  
|
|-
|-
| broläggare
|brevskrivare
| bridge builder, paver
|letter writer
|  
|
|-
|-
| bromästare
|brevställare
| bridge master
|see brevskrivare
|  
|
|-
|-
| bronsarbetare
|brobyggare
| worker in bronze
|bridge builder
|  
|
|-
|-
| bronsgjutare
|broderare
| bronze founder, brazier
|embroiderer
|  
|
|-
|-
| brottmålsdomare
|broläggare
| judge criminal
|bridge builder, paver
|  
|
|-
|-
| brottmålsnoterie
|bromästare
| crown clerk
|bridge master
|  
|
|-
|-
| brovaktare
|bronsarbetare
| guard of a bridge
|worker in bronze
|  
|
|-
|-
| brovindare
|bronsgjutare
| bridge driver
|bronze founder, brazier
|  
|
|-
|-
| brukare
|brottmålsdomare
| user, employer, (in the case of arrendator) a tenant, leaseholder
|judge criminal
|  
|
|-
|-
| bruksarbetare
|brottmålsnoterie
| factoryman, workman employed on a manufacturing estate; workman in the employment of the iron works, foundryman, mill hand
|crown clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| bruksegare
|brovaktare
| proprietor of a manufacturing estate
|guard of a bridge
|  
|
|-
|-
| bryggare
|brovindare
| brewer
|bridge driver
|  
|
|-
|-
| brännmästare
|brukare
| master distiller
|user, employer, (in the case of arrendator) a tenant, leaseholder
|  
|
|-
|-
| brännvinsbrännare
|bruksarbetare
| brandy distiller
|factoryman, workman employed on a manufacturing estate; workman in the employment of the iron works, foundryman, mill hand
|  
|
|-
|-
| buntmakare
|bruksegare
| fur merchant, furrier, fellmonger
|proprietor of a manufacturing estate
|  
|
|-
|-
| byfogde
|bryggare
| hamlet bailiff
|brewer
|  
|
|-
|-
| byggare, byggkarl
|brännmästare
| builder, architect, constructor, founder
|master distiller
|  
|
|-
|-
| byggmästare
|brännvinsbrännare
| master builder, contractor
|brandy distiller
|  
|
|-
|-
| bykerska
|buntmakare
| washerwoman
|fur merchant, furrier, fellmonger
|  
|
|-
|-
| byskomakare
|byfogde
| village shoemaker
|hamlet bailiff
|  
|
|-
|-
| bågflytt
|byggare, byggkarl
| archer, bowman
|builder, architect, constructor, founder
|  
|
|-
|-
| båtsman, b.m., B.m.
|byggmästare
| (military) seaman, sailor
|master builder, contractor
|  
|
|-
|-
| bälgmakare
|bykerska
| bellows-maker
|washerwoman
|  
|
|-
|-
| bödel
|byskomakare
| executioner
|village shoemaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| bösseskytt
|bågflytt
| (military)
|archer, bowman
|  
|
|-
|-
| bössmed
|båtsman, b.m., B.m.
| gunsmith
|(military) seaman, sailor
|  
|
|-
|-
| cantor
|bälgmakare
| (latin)
|bellows-maker
| see klockare
|
|-
|-
| commissarius
|bödel
| (latin)
|executioner
|  
|
|-
|-
| curatus
|bösseskytt
|  
|(military)
|  
|
|-
|-
| custod
|bössmed
| (latin)
|gunsmith
|  
|
|-
|-
| d., dr.
|cantor
| abbreviation for dräng
|(latin)
|  
|in latin refers to singing or music, in the church records see klockare
|-
|-
| dagkarl, daglönare
|curatus
| day laborer
|(latin)
|  
|kyrkopräst, kyrkoherde, kapellan
|-
|-
| danneman
|custod
| yeoman, countryman, farmer
|(latin)
|
|guardian, watchman, keeper, attendant
|-
|-
| degn
|d., dr.
| assistant to the priest
|abbreviation for dräng
| The term "degn" is a Danish title for an assistant to the parish priest. The term can be found in the records for areas of modern Sweden that have Danish roots (Skåne, Halland, etc.)
|
|-
|-
| deja, dejpiga
|dagkarl, daglönare
| maidservant, milkmaid
|day laborer
|  
|
|-
|-
| demoiselle
|danneman
| Miss
|yeoman, countryman, farmer
|  
|
|-
|-
| d.g.
|degn
|  
|assistant to the priest
|  
|The term "degn" is a Danish title for an assistant to the parish priest. The term can be found in the records for areas of modern Sweden that have Danish roots (Skåne, Halland, etc.)
|-
|-
| domare
|deja, dejpiga
| judge
|maidservant, milkmaid
|  
|
|-
|-
| domesticus
|demoiselle
| (latin)
|Miss
|  
|
|-
|-
| domestik
|d.g.
| (latin)
|
|  
|
|-
|-
| domherre
|disponent
| (latin)
|manager, gerant, agent, managing clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| domprost
|domare
| see prestman
|judge
|  
|
|-
|-
| dompräst
|domesticus
|  
|(latin)
|  
|servant, one who serves in a household
|-
|-
| dr.
|domprost
| abbreviation for dräng
|dean
|  
|see also prestman
|-
|-
| drabant, dravant
|dr.
| (military) yeoman of the guard, beefeater
|abbreviation for dräng
|  
|
|-
|-
| dragon
|drabant, dravant
| (military) heavy and light cavalryman
|(military) yeoman of the guard, beefeater
|  
|
|-
|-
| dräng, dr.
|dragon
| farmhand, man servant, bachelor
|(military) heavy and light cavalryman
|  
|
|-
|-
| däga
|dräng, dr.
| see deja
|farmhand, man servant, bachelor
|  
|
|-
|-
| emigrantagent
|däga
| emigrant agent
|see deja
|  
|
|-
|-
| emigrantvärvare
|emigrantagent
| emigrant agent  
|emigrant agent
|  
|
|-
|-
| extra roteringsmän
|emigrantvärvare
|  
|emigrant agent
|  
|
|-
|-
| fabriksarbetare
|extra roteringsmän
| factory worker
|
|  
|
|-
|-
| famnmätare
|fabriksarbetare
| corder of wood
|factory worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| fanjunkare
|famnmätare
| (military) sergeant major, staff sergeant, quartermaster sergeant (1889)
|corder of wood
|  
|
|-
|-
| fatburshustru
|fanjunkare
| wife of a storekeeper
|(military) sergeant major, staff sergeant, quartermaster sergeant (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| fatburssven
|fatburshustru
| storehouse apprentice
|wife of a storekeeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| fattighjon
|fatburssven
| pauper
|storehouse apprentice
|  
|
|-
|-
| filtare
|fattighjon
| felter
|pauper
|  
|
|-
|-
| finbagare
|filtare
| pastry cook
|felter
|  
|
|-
|-
| fiolmakare
|finbagare
| violen maker
|pastry cook
|  
|
|-
|-
| fiskare
|fiolmakare
| fisherman
|violen maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| fiskarflicka
|fiskare
| fisher girl
|fisherman
|  
|
|-
|-
| fiskargosse
|fiskarflicka
| fisher boy
|fisher girl
|  
|
|-
|-
| fiskhandlare
|fiskargosse
| fish salesman, fish hawker
|fisher boy
|  
|
|-
|-
| fjerdingsman
|fiskhandlare
| under bailiff of a härad
|fish salesman, fish hawker
|  
|
|-
|-
| fjäderarbetare
|fjerdingsman
| feather maker
|under bailiff of a härad
|  
|
|-
|-
| fjärdingsman
|fjäderarbetare
| see fjerdingsman
|feather maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| flickare
|fjärdingsman
| cobbler, botcher, patcher
|see fjerdingsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| fogde
|flickare
| governor (of a castle), or steward of a manor (1829 and 1889)
|cobbler, botcher, patcher
| also means sheriff, bailiff, marshall (1944)
|
|-
|-
| forbonde
|fogde
| carter, wagoner
|governor (of a castle), or steward of a manor (1829 and 1889)
|  
|also means sheriff, bailiff, marshall (1944)
|-
|-
| forman
|forbonde
| see forbonde
|carter, wagoner
|  
|
|-
|-
| formare
|forman
| moulder (1829)
|see forbonde
|  
|
|-
|-
| friborgare
|formare
| freeman, citizen of a freetown (1829)  
|moulder (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| frihandlare
|friborgare
| free trader
|freeman, citizen of a freetown (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| friherre
|frihandlare
| baron
|free trader
|  
|
|-
|-
| friherrinna
|friherre
| baroness
|baron
|  
|
|-
|-
| fru
|friherrinna
| Mrs.
|baroness
|  
|
|-
|-
| frälse
|fru
| nobility
|Mrs.
|  
|
|-
|-
| frälsebonde
|frälse
| a farmer who holds his land of a nobleman, chief tenant
|nobility
|  
|
|-
|-
| frälsetorpare
|frälsebonde
| see frälsebonde
|a farmer who holds his land of a nobleman, chief tenant
|  
|
|-
|-
| fröken
|frälsetorpare
| lady, honorable Miss
|see frälsebonde
|  
|
|-
|-
| fyrvaktare
|fröken
| lighthouse man
|lady, honorable Miss
|  
|
|-
|-
| fyrverkare
|fyrvaktare
| (military) fire worker
|lighthouse man
|  
|
|-
|-
| fågelfängare
|fyrverkare
| bird catcher, birder, birdman
|(military) fire worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| fårherde
|fågelfängare
| sheep tender, shepherd
|bird catcher, birder, birdman
|  
|
|-
|-
| fårklippare
|fånggevald, fånggevaldiger
| sheep shearer
|A person who guards prisoners during transporting of prisoners
|  
|
|-
|-
| fädräng
|fårherde
| male herdsman, working with cattle
|sheep tender, shepherd
|  
|
|-
|-
| fäflicka
|fårklippare
| female herder, working with cattle
|sheep shearer
|  
|
|-
|-
| fäktmästare
|fädräng
| fencing master, master swordsman
|male herdsman, working with cattle
|  
|
|-
|-
| fältbagare
|fäflicka
| army baker
|female herder, working with cattle
|  
|
|-
|-
| fältjägare
|fäktmästare
| hunter (1829)
|fencing master, master swordsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| fältpredikant
|fältbagare
| army chaplin
|army baker
|  
|
|-
|-
| fältskär
|fältjägare
| assistant army surgeon, barber- surgeon
|army ranger
|  
|
|-
|-
| fältväbel
|fältpredikant
| (military) sergeant major
| army chaplain
|  
|
|-
|-
| fänrik
|fältskär
| (military) ensign (carries a banner)
|assistant army surgeon, barber- surgeon
| also seen as fändrik
|
|-
|-
| färgare
|fältväbel
| dyer, stainer
|(military) sergeant major
|  
|
|-
|-
| färgaregesäll
|fänrik
| journeyman dyer
| (military) ensign (carries a banner), junior lietutenant
|  
|also seen as fändrik
|-
|-
| färikarl
|färgare
| ferryman (1829)
|dyer, stainer
|  
|
|-
|-
| färsing
|färgaregesäll
| weaver, common weaver
|journeyman dyer
|  
|
|-
|-
| fästebonde
|färikarl
| a tenant farmer
|ferryman (1829)
| This farmer works a farm under contract (fästebrev) from a main farm
|
|-
|-
| förare
|färsing
| carrier, transporter, conductor
|weaver, common weaver
| meaning varies with context: profession- conductor, railroad- guard, guider, travel- guide, leader, navigator, escort
|
|-
|-
| föreståndare
|fästebonde
| manager
|a tenant farmer
| manager of a school, or poor house, can also mean warden of a hospital
|This farmer works a farm under contract (fästebrev) from a main farm
|-
|-
| förpantare
|förare
| mortgager,  
|carrier, transporter, conductor, military: NCO, sergeant
|  
|meaning varies with context: profession- conductor, railroad- guard, guider, travel- guide, leader, navigator, escort
|-
|-
| försvarslös
|föreståndare
| unemployed person, vagrant, vagabond
|manager
| also means defenseless
|manager of a school, or poor house, can also mean warden of a hospital
|-
|-
| garnhandlare
|förpaktare
| dealer in wools
|tenant farmer, leaseholder
|  
|alias to arrendator
|-
|-
| garnisonssoldat
|förpantare
| soldier in garrison duty
|mortgager,
|  
|
|-
|-
| garvare
|försvarslös
| tanner (1829)
|unemployed person, vagrant, vagabond
|  
|also means defenseless
|-
|-
| gaständare
|garnhandlare
| gas lighter
|dealer in wools
|  
|
|-
|-
| generalbefälhavare
|garnisonssoldat
| commanding general of a district
|soldier in garrison duty
|  
|
|-
|-
| generallöjtnant
|garvare
| lieutenant general
|tanner (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| gesäll
|gaständare
| journeyman
|gas lighter
| often abbreviated as gs
|
|-
|-
| gjutare
|generalbefälhavare
| caster, founder, moulder
|commanding general of a district
| works at a foundry
|
|-
|-
| glasarbetare
|generallöjtnant
| glass worker
|lieutenant general
|  
|
|-
|-
| glasblåsare
|gesäll
| glassblower
|journeyman
|  
|often abbreviated as gs
|-
|-
| glasfabrikant
|gjutare
| glassmaker
|caster, founder, moulder
|  
|works at a foundry
|-
|-
| glashandlare
|glasarbetare
| glassman
|glass worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| glasmakare, glasverkare
|glasblåsare
| glassmaker
|glassblower
|  
|
|-
|-
| glasmålare
|glasfabrikant
| glass painter
|glassmaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| glasslipare
|glashandlare
| glass cutter, glass grinder
|glassman
|  
|
|-
|-
| glasögonmakare
|glasmakare, glasverkare
| maker of glasses, spectacle maker
|glassmaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| glättare
|glasmålare
| glosser, glazer, levigator
|glass painter
|  
|
|-
|-
| grenadjär
|glasslipare
| (military) grenadier, infantryman
|glass cutter, glass grinder
|  
|
|-
|-
| grosshandlare
|glasögonmakare
| merchant, wholesale merchant, dealer
|maker of glasses, spectacle maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| gruvarbetare
|glättare
| miner
|glosser, glazer, levigator
|  
|
|-
|-
| gruvbrytare
|gratialist
| miner
|pensionary (1889)
|  
|person who receives or lives on a pension
|-
|-
| gruvförvaltare
|grenadjär
| mine owner, puser to a mining company
|(military) grenadier, infantryman
|  
|
|-
|-
| gruvkarl
|grosshandlare
| see gruvarbetare
|merchant, wholesale merchant, dealer
|  
|
|-
|-
| grönsakshandlare
|gruvarbetare
| green grocer
|miner
| also known as grönsaksmånglare
|
|-
|-
| gs.
|gruvbrytare
|  
|miner
| abbreviation for gesäll
|
|-
|-
| guldarbetare
|gruvförvaltare
| goldsmith (1829)
|mine owner, puser to a mining company
|  
|
|-
|-
| guldsmed
|gruvkarl
| goldsmith (1829)
|see gruvarbetare
|  
|
|-
|-
| gårdsbrukare
|grönsakshandlare
| farmer
|green grocer
|  
|also known as grönsaksmånglare
|-
|-
| gårdsdräng
|gs.
| see dräng
|
|  
|abbreviation for gesäll
|-
|-
| gårdsfogde
|guldarbetare
| see befallningsman
|goldsmith (1829)
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| gästgivare
|guldsmed
| innkeeper
|goldsmith (1829)
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| gördelmakare, götlemakare
|gårdsbrukare
| brazier, girdler (1829, 1889)
|farmer
|  
|
|-
|-
| hammarmästare
|gårdsdräng
| forge master
|see dräng
|  
|
|-
|-
| hammarsmed
|gårdsfogde
| forger, hammerman
|see befallningsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| hamnfogde
|gästgivare
| overseer of a port
|innkeeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| hamnkapten
|gördelmakare, götlemakare
| harbor master
|brazier, girdler (1829, 1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| handelsidkare
|hammarmästare
| trader, merchandiser
|forge master
|  
|
|-
|-
| handelsman
|hammarsmed
| merchant, trader
|forger, hammerman
|  
|
|-
|-
| handhavare
|hamnfogde
| dispenser, administrator, distributor
|overseer of a port
|  
|
|-
|-
| handskmakare
|hamnkapten
| glove maker, glover
|harbor master
|  
|
|-
|-
| hantverkare
|handelsidkare
| artisan, tradesman, craftsman
|trader, merchandiser
|  
|
|-
|-
| hantverksgesäll
|handelsman
| journeyman artisian
|merchant, trader
|  
|
|-
|-
| hattmakare
|handhavare
| hatmaker
|dispenser, administrator, distributor
|  
|
|-
|-
| hejdriddare
|handskmakare
| ranger
|glove maker, glover
| governmental official of the forest and hunting system of greater Sweden
|
|-
|-
| hemmansegare
|hantverkare
| farm owner
|artisan, tradesman, craftsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| hemmansbrukare
|hantverksgesäll
| farmer
|journeyman artisian
| husbandman (1829) referring to head of household
|
|-
|-
| hemmansägare
|hattmakare
| farmer, homeowner
|hatmaker
| same as jordegare
|
|-
|-
| herrgårdstjenst
|hejdriddare
| service at a manor
|ranger
|  
|governmental official of the forest and hunting system of greater Sweden
|-
|-
| hjon
|hembiträde
| person (1829, 1889)
|servant girl, maid
| person who belongs to a group for example: tjänstehjon (a servant), inhyseshjon (a tenant), fattighjon (a pauper)
|
|-
|-
| hjulmakare
|hemmansegare
| wheelwright, wheeler
|farm owner
|  
|
|-
|-
| hjulmakardräng
|hemmansbrukare
| wheelwrights servant or assistant
|farmer
|  
|husbandman (1829) referring to head of household
|-
|-
| hjälphjon
|hemmansägare
| extra hand or helper
|farmer, homeowner
|  
|same as jordegare
|-
|-
| hjälphustru
|herrgårdstjenst
| helping woman,
|service at a manor
|  
|
|-
|-
| hovbagare (1829)  
|hjon
| the kings baker
|person (1829, 1889)
|
|person who belongs to a group for example: tjänstehjon (a servant), inhyseshjon (a tenant), fattighjon (a pauper)
|-
|-
| hovdam (1829)
|hjulmakare
| lady of the court
|wheelwright, wheeler
|  
|
|-
|-
| hovbetjent (1829)
|hjulmakardräng
| officer of the court
|wheelwrights servant or assistant
|  
|
|-
|-
| hovjunkare (1829)
|hjälphjon
| servant to the king
|extra hand or helper
| an officer who on court days sets the dishes on the kings table and carves the meat
|
|-
|-
| hovkansler
|hjälphustru
| court chancellor
|helping woman,
|  
|
|-
|-
| hovman (1829)  
|hovbagare (1829)
| courtier
|the kings baker
|  
|
|-
|-
| hudafdragare (1889)  
|hovdam (1829)
| skinner, flayer
|lady of the court
|  
|
|-
|-
| husbonde (1829)  
|hovbetjent (1829)
| master of a family or house
|officer of the court
|  
|
|-
|-
| husdräng (1829)  
|hovjunkare (1829)
| man servant in a house
|servant to the king
|  
|an officer who on court days sets the dishes on the kings table and carves the meat
|-
|-
| husfader
|hovkansler
| head of household, father
|court chancellor
|  
|
|-
|-
| husflicka
|hovman (1829)
| girl servant in a house
|courtier
|  
|
|-
|-
| husfolk
|hudafdragare (1889)
| farmers, farm people
|skinner, flayer
|  
|
|-
|-
| hushållare
|husbonde (1829)
| housekeeper
|master of a family or house
|  
|
|-
|-
| husjungfru (1829)  
|husdräng (1829)
| see hushållerska
|man servant in a house
|  
|
|-
|-
| husmamsell
|husfader
| housekeeper
|head of household, father
|  
|
|-
|-
| husman
|husflicka
| tenant farmer
|girl servant in a house
| see inhysseshjon, backstuguhjon (1829), see torpare (1889)
|
|-
|-
| husmoder
|husfolk
| housewife, mistress of a family
|farmers, farm people
|  
|
|-
|-
| huspiga
|hushållare
| housemaid
|housekeeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| huspredikant
|husjungfru (1829)
| private chaplain, house preacher
|see hushållerska
|  
|
|-
|-
| hustjänare
|husmamsell
| house servant, domestic
|housekeeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| hustru
|husman
| wife, mistress of a family
|tenant farmer
|  
|see inhysseshjon, backstuguhjon (1829), see torpare (1889)
|-
|-
| hyttarbetare
|husmoder
| smelter, works at a foundry
|housewife, mistress of a family
|  
|
|-
|-
| hållkarl
|huspiga
| hostler
|housemaid
| one who takes care of horses or mules
|
|-
|-
| hårarbetare
|huspredikant
| hair worker
|private chaplain, house preacher
|  
|
|-
|-
| häradsbokhållare
|hustjänare
| see häradsskrivare
|house servant, domestic
|  
|
|-
|-
| häradsdomare
|hustru
| senior jurate
|wife, mistress of a family
| the oldest of the jury
|
|-
|-
| häradsfogde
|hyttarbetare
| bailiff of a härad (district)
|smelter, works at a foundry
|  
|
|-
|-
| häradshövding
|hållkarl
| judge of a härad (distirct), circuit judge
|hostler
|  
|one who takes care of horses or mules
|-
|-
| häradsskrivare
|hårarbetare
| clerk to assize, deputy clerk
|hair worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| hövitsman
|häradsbokhållare
| captain
|see häradsskrivare
|  
|
|-
|-
| infanterist
|häradsdomare
| foot soldier
|senior jurate
|  
|the oldest of the jury
|-
|-
| inhyses
|häradsfogde
| to live gratis (costless, free) at another persons house, lodger
|bailiff of a härad (district)
|  
|
|-
|-
| inhyseshjon
|häradshövding
| to live gratis (costless, free) at another persons house, lodger
|judge of a härad (distirct), circuit judge
|  
|
|-
|-
| inspektor
|häradsskrivare
| inspector
|clerk to assize, deputy clerk
| inspector of a school, or steward. comparable to befallningsman, rättare
|compiled various tax records for their taxation district (fögderi)
|-
|-
| inspektör
|hövitsman
| inspector
|captain
| superior, superintendent
|
|-
|-
| ishandlare
|infanterist
| ice man, dealer of ice
|foot soldier
|  
|
|-
|-
| jagare
|inhyses
| hunter, chaser, pursuer
|to live gratis (costless, free) at another persons house, lodger
|  
|
|-
|-
| jodgumma (1829)  
|inhyseshjon
| midwife
|to live gratis (costless, free) at another persons house, lodger
| see barnmorska
|
|-
|-
| jordbrukare
|inspektor
| husbandman (1829)
|inspector
|  
|inspector of a school, or steward. comparable to befallningsman, rättare
|-
|-
| jordegare
|inspektör
| landowner, landholder, landlord
|inspector
|  
|superior, superintendent
|-
|-
| jordegumma
|ishandlare
| midwife (1889)
|ice man, dealer of ice
|  
|
|-
|-
| jungfru
|jagare
| maiden, virgin, miss, damsel
|hunter, chaser, pursuer
|  
|
|-
|-
| junker
|jodgumma (1829)
| young nobleman, squire, lord, master, gentleman
|midwife
|  
|see barnmorska
|-
|-
| jurist
|jordbrukare
| lawyer
|husbandman (1829)
|  
|cultivator, farmer (1889)
|-
|-
| justitieborgmästare
|jordegare
| recorder
|landowner, landholder, landlord
|  
|
|-
|-
| justitieminister
|jordegumma
| minster of justice
|midwife (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| justitiestatsminister
|jungfru
| lord high chancellor, lord chief justice
|maiden, virgin, miss, damsel
|  
|
|-
|-
| juvelerare
|junker
| jeweller
|young nobleman, squire, lord, master, gentleman
|  
|
|-
|-
| jägare
|jurist
| hunter, huntsman, woodman, ranger
|lawyer
|  
|
|-
|-
| jägeribetjent
|justitieborgmästare
| gamekeeper
|recorder
|  
|
|-
|-
| jägmästare
|justitieminister
| master of the forest, forester (government appointment)
|minster of justice
|  
|
|-
|-
| järnhandlare
|justitiestatsminister
| dealer of iron
|lord high chancellor, lord chief justice
|  
|
|-
|-
| järnvägsarbetare
|juvelerare
| worker on a railway
|jeweller
|  
|
|-
|-
| järnvägsbetjening
|jägare
| service on a railway line
|hunter, huntsman, woodman, ranger
|  
|
|-
|-
| kakelungsmakare
|jägeribetjent
| tile manufacturer, tile maker
|gamekeeper
| used to make tile stoves, or a tile fireplace
|
|-
|-
| kammarfru
|jägmästare
| bedchamber woman
|master of the forest, forester (government appointment)
|  
|
|-
|-
| kammarjunkare
|järnhandlare
| gentleman of the king's bedchamber
|dealer of iron
|  
|
|-
|-
| kammarjungfru
|järnvägsarbetare
| see kammarpiga
|worker on a railway
|  
|
|-
|-
| kammarjägare
|järnvägsbetjening
| rat hunter
|service on a railway line
|  
|
|-
|-
| kammarpiga
|kakelungsmakare
| lady's maid
|tile manufacturer, tile maker
|  
|used to make tile stoves, or a tile fireplace
|-
|-
| kammarskrivare
|kammarfru
| clerk in a government office
|bedchamber woman
|  
|
|-
|-
| kamrerare
|kammarjunkare
| accountant, clerk in charge of accounts
|gentleman of the king's bedchamber
|  
|
|-
|-
| kanongjutare
|kammarjungfru
| cannon founder
|see kammarpiga
| founder who makes cannons
|
|-
|-
| kapellmästare
|kammarjägare
| chapel master
|rat hunter
|  
|
|-
|-
| kapellpredikant
|kammarpiga
| preacher at a chapel
|lady's maid
| see kaplan
|
|-
|-
| kaplan, kapellan
|kammarskrivare
| chaplain, out vicar, curate
|clerk in a government office
|  
|
|-
|-
| kapten
|kamrerare
| (military) captain
|accountant, clerk in charge of accounts
| for example infaterikapten is a captain of infantry soldiers
|
|-
|-
| karduansmakare
|kanongjutare
| cordwainer, leather dresser
|cannon founder
| worker in cordovan leather, leather from Córdoba, Spain
|founder who makes cannons
|-
|-
| kavallerist
|kapellmästare
| (military) cavalryman
|chapel master
|  
|
|-
|-
| kedjemakare
|kapellpredikant
| chain maker
|preacher at a chapel
|  
|see kaplan
|-
|-
| kistmakare
|kaplan, kapellan
| box maker
|chaplain, out vicar, curate
|  
|
|-
|-
| kittelbotare, kittelflickare
|kapten
| tinker
|(military) captain
|  
|for example infaterikapten is a captain of infantry soldiers
|-
|-
| kittelslagare
|karduansmakare
| kettle maker
|cordwainer, leather dresser
|  
|worker in cordovan leather, leather from Córdoba, Spain
|-
|-
| klampare
|kavallerist
| a foreman at a lumberyard
|(military) cavalryman
| see [[Swedish Occupation: Klampare|Klampare]]
|
|-
|-
| klensmed
|kedjemakare
| locksmith, toolmaker
|chain maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| klockare, klr.
|kistmakare
| parish clerk
|box maker
| see [[Swedish Occupation: Klockare|Klockare]]
|
|-
|-
| klockgjutare
|kittelbotare, kittelflickare
| bell founder
|tinker
|  
|
|-
|-
| klr.
|kittelslagare
|  
|kettle maker
| abbreviation for klockare
|
|-
|-
| kn.
|klampare
|  
|a foreman at a lumberyard
| abbreviation for knekt
|A foreman or supervisor at a lumberyard whose task it is to oversee the sorting of wood that is left over from the saw mill. This sorting was organized into six classifications. The classifications vary according to the production.
|-
|-
| klädesfärgare
|klensmed
| cloth dyer
|locksmith, toolmaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| klädeshandlare
|klockare, klr.
| cloth merchant
|parish clerk
|  
|During the Middle Ages the klockare was responsible for maintaining and ringing the church bells. Over time, the klockare was given additional duties to assist the parish priest.
|-
|-
| klädesvävare
|klockgjutare
| cloth weaver
|bell founder
|  
|
|-
|-
| klädsömmerska
|klr.
| dressmaker
|
|  
|abbreviation for klockare
|-
|-
| knalle
|kn.
| pedlar, chapman, cheap jack
|
|  
|abbreviation for knekt
|-
|-
| knappmakare
|klädesfärgare
| button maker
|cloth dyer
|  
|
|-
|-
| knekt
|klädeshandlare
| (military) soldier, man at arms
|cloth merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| knifvässare
|klädesvävare
| knife sharpener, cutler
|cloth weaver
|  
|
|-
|-
| knifsmed
|klädsömmerska
| cutler
|dressmaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| knipare
|knalle
| nipper
|pedlar, chapman, cheap jack
|  
|
|-
|-
| knypplare
|knappmakare
| male lace maker  
|button maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| knypplerska
|knekt
| female lace maker
|(military) soldier, man at arms
|  
|
|-
|-
| koarrendator
|knifvässare
| see mjölkarrendator
|knife sharpener, cutler
|  
|
|-
|-
| kofferdi
|knifsmed
| merchant marine
|cutler
|  
|
|-
|-
| kofferdimatros
|knipare
| merchant seaman
|nipper
|  
|
|-
|-
| koffertsnickare
|knypplare
| trunk maker  
|male lace maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| kokerska
|knypplerska
| female cook, cook maid
|female lace maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| kogubbe
|koarrendator
| cow feeder, cow keeper
|see mjölkarrendator
|  
|
|-
|-
| kolarbetare
|kofferdi
| collier
|merchant marine
| one that produces charcoal, or coal miner
|
|-
|-
| kolare
|kofferdikapten
| coal man, charcoal burner
|captain of a merchant ship
|  
|
|-
|-
| kolbonde
|kofferdimatros
| coal carter
|merchant seaman
|  
|
|-
|-
| kolhandlare
|koffertsnickare
| coal merchant
|trunk maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| komminister
|kokerska
| perpetual curate
|female cook, cook maid
| a clergyman in charge of a parish, or a clergyman serving as assistant in a parish
|
|-
|-
| kommissarie
|kogubbe
| commissioner
|cow feeder, cow keeper
| could have various meanings such as: police superintendent, sheriffs bailiff, military commissary
|
|-
|-
| konduktor
|kolarbetare
| conductor, guard with the railways
|collier
|  
|one that produces charcoal, or coal miner
|-
|-
| konduktör
|kolare
| sergeant
|coal man, charcoal burner
|  
|
|-
|-
| konstapel
|kolbonde
| (police) constable
|coal carter
| in the military it can mean corporal, bombardier, gunner, steward
|
|-
|-
| konstnär
|kolhandlare
| artist
|coal merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| kontorskrivare
|komminister
| clerk
|perpetual curate
|  
|a clergyman in charge of a parish, or a clergyman serving as assistant in a parish
|-
|-
| kontraktsprost
|kommissarie
| rural dean
|commissioner
|  
|could have various meanings such as: police superintendent, sheriffs bailiff, military commissary
|-
|-
| kopparslagare
|konduktor
| coppersmith
|conductor, guard with the railways
|  
|
|-
|-
| koppartryckare
|konduktör
| copper plate printer
|sergeant
|  
|
|-
|-
| korgarbetare
|konstapel
| basket worker, wicker
|(police) constable
|  
|in the military it can mean corporal, bombardier, gunner, steward
|-
|-
| korgflätare
|konstnär
| basket maker
|artist
|  
|
|-
|-
| korherre
|kontorskrivare
| canon
|clerk
| a clergyman receiving a sum of money for officiating and serving in the church
|
|-
|-
| korpral
|kontraktsprost
| (military) corporal
|rural dean
|  
|
|-
|-
| kovaktare
|kopparslagare
| cow keeper
|coppersmith
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| kreaturshandlare
|koppartryckare
| see boskapshandlare
|copper plate printer
|  
|
|-
|-
| krf., krfi., krfierd, krfj.
|korgarbetare
|  
|basket worker, wicker
| abbreviation kronofjärdingsman
|
|-
|-
| krigsman
|korgflätare
| soldier
|basket maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| kronoarrendator
|korherre
| crown tenant, crown peasant
|canon
|  
|a clergyman receiving a sum of money for officiating and serving in the church
|-
|-
| kronobefallningsman
|korpral
| see länsman
|(military) corporal
|  
|
|-
|-
| kronobetjäning
|kovaktare
| police
|cow keeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| kronobonde
|kreaturshandlare
| crown peasant
|see boskapshandlare
|  
|
|-
|-
| kronofogde
|krf., krfi., krfierd, krfj.
| high bailiff and collector of taxes
|
|  
|abbreviation kronofjärdingsman
|-
|-
| kronojägare
|krigsman
| ranger
|soldier
|  
|
|-
|-
| kronolänsman, krlmn.
|kronoarrendator
| see länsman
|crown tenant, crown peasant
|  
|
|-
|-
| kronouppbördsman
|kronobefallningsman
| commissioner of the inland revenue, tax collector
|see länsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| krukmakare
|kronobetjäning
| potter
|police
|  
|
|-
|-
| kryddkrämare
|kronobonde
| grocer, storekeeper
|crown peasant
|  
|
|-
|-
| krögare
|kronofogde
| keeper of a public house, tavern keeper, ale draper
|high bailiff and collector of taxes
|  
|See [[Swedish Occupation: Kronofogden|Kronofogden]]
|-
|-
| kurir
|kronojägare
| courier
|ranger
|  
|
|-
|-
| kusk, kutsk
|kronolänsman, krlmn.
| coachman
|see länsman
|  
|
|-
|-
| kvarnarrendator
|kronouppbördsman
| renter of a mill
|commissioner of the inland revenue, tax collector
|  
|
|-
|-
| kvarnbyggare
|krukmakare
| mill wright
|potter
|  
|
|-
|-
| kvarndräng
|kryddkrämare
| mill hand
|grocer, storekeeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| kvarnegare
|krögare
| mill owner
|keeper of a public house, tavern keeper, ale draper
|  
|
|-
|-
| kvarntullsinspektor
|kurir
| mill toll inspector
|courier
|  
|
|-
|-
| kypare
|kusk, kutsk
| wine cooper, cooper
|coachman
|  
|
|-
|-
| kyrkobetjänare
|kustuppsyningsman
| churchman, clergyman
|an under officer with the coast guard
|  
|
|-
|-
| kyrkoföreståndare
|kvarnarrendator
| churchwarden
|renter of a mill
|  
|
|-
|-
| kyrkoherde
|kvarnbyggare
| rector, parson, parish minister
|mill wright
|  
|
|-
|-
| kyrkovaktare
|kvarndräng
| church guard, sexton
|mill hand
|  
|
|-
|-
| kyrkvärd
|kvarnegare
| churchwarden
|mill owner
|  
|
|-
|-
| käpphandlare
|kvarntullsinspektor
| cane seller, caneman
|mill toll inspector
|  
|
|-
|-
| kökbetjäning
|kypare
| kitchen staff
|wine cooper, cooper
|  
|
|-
|-
| kökspiga
|kyrkobetjänare
| kitchen maid
|churchman, clergyman
|  
|
|-
|-
| köpman
|kyrkoföreståndare
| merchant
|churchwarden
|  
|
|-
|-
| körsnär
|kyrkoherde
| fur merchant, furrier
|rector, parson, parish minister
| see buntmakare
|
|-
|-
| kötthandlare
|kyrkovaktare
| meat salesman, butcher
|church guard, sexton
|  
|
|-
|-
| köttmånglare
|kyrkvärd
| see kötthandlare
|churchwarden
|  
|
|-
|-
| ladugårdsidkare
|käpphandlare
| dairyman
|cane seller, caneman
|  
|
|-
|-
| ladugårdspiga
|kökbetjäning
| dairymaid
|kitchen staff
|  
|
|-
|-
| laggare
|kökspiga
| hooper
|kitchen maid
| a binder, who fastens or binds as with a hoop
|
|-
|-
| lagkarl
|köpman
| lawyer
|merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| landbo
|körsnär
| person living in the country
|fur merchant, furrier
|  
|see buntmakare
|-
|-
| landshövding
|kötthandlare
| lord lieutenant
|meat salesman, butcher
| see befallningshavande
|
|-
|-
| landsknekt
|köttmånglare
| (military) landsquenet
|see kötthandlare
|  
|
|-
|-
| landskontorist
|lackerare
| clerk in receivers office
|one who applies lacquer
|  
|
|-
|-
| landsman
|ladugårdsidkare
| fellow countryman, compatriot
|dairyman
|  
|
|-
|-
| landstrykare
|ladugårdspiga
| vagrant, tramp
|dairymaid
|  
|
|-
|-
| landsvägsriddare
|laggare
| knight of the road
|hooper
| can also mean tramp, marauder
|a binder, who fastens or binds as with a hoop
|-
|-
| landtbo
|lagkarl
| countryman, person from the country
|lawyer
|  
|<br>
|-
|-
| landtbrukare
|landbo
| farmer, gentleman farmer  
|tenant farmer  
|  
|with weaker right than an "åbo" tenant farmer
|-
|-
| landtbruksbokhållare
|landshövding
| under steward
|lord lieutenant
|  
|see befallningshavande
|-
|-
| landtbruksinspektor
|landsknekt
| land steward
|(military) landsquenet
|  
|
|-
|-
| landtflicka
|landskontorist
| country girl
|clerk in receivers office
|  
|
|-
|-
| landthandlare
|landsman
| country shopkeeper
|fellow countryman, compatriot
|  
|
|-
|-
| landthushållare
|landstrykare
| husbandman
|vagrant, tramp
| see also jordbrukare
|
|-
|-
| landtjunkare
|landsvägsriddare
| country squire, country buck, fox hunter
|knight of the road
|  
|can also mean tramp, marauder
|-
|-
| lappare
|landtbo
| patcher, botcher, clouter, cobbler
|countryman, person from the country
|  
|
|-
|-
| lappbonde
|landtbrukare
| Lapp peasant
|farmer, gentleman farmer
|  
|
|-
|-
| lappskarvare
|landtbruksbokhållare
| botcher, cobbler, arch botcher
|under steward
|  
|
|-
|-
| lappskräddare
|landtbruksinspektor
| patch tailor, botcher
|land steward
|  
|
|-
|-
| lastningsbokhållare
|landtflicka
| shipping clerk
|country girl
|  
|
|-
|-
| legoknekt
|landthandlare
| (military) mercenary
|country shopkeeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| likörare
|landthushållare
| hearse driver
|husbandman
|  
|see also jordbrukare
|-
|-
| liktarskeppare
|landtjunkare
| lighterman, bargeman
|country squire, country buck, fox hunter
|  
|
|-
|-
| limkokare
|lantmätare
| glue boiler
|a surveyor employed by the National Surveying Office (Lantmäteriet.)
|  
|
|-
|-
| linberedare
|lappare
| flax dresser
|patcher, botcher, clouter, cobbler
|  
|
|-
|-
| linhandlare
|lappbonde
| dealer in flax, flaxman
|Lapp peasant
|  
|
|-
|-
| linhäcklare
|lappskarvare
| flax dresser
|botcher, cobbler, arch botcher
|  
|
|-
|-
| livdrabant
|lappskräddare
| (military) yeoman of the guard
|patch tailor, botcher
|  
|
|-
|-
| livdragon
|lastningsbokhållare
| (military) trooper belonging to the dragoons
|shipping clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| livgrenadjär
|legoknekt
| (military) soldier belonging tot he grenadiers
|(military) mercenary
|  
|
|-
|-
| livhussar
|likörare
| (military) trooper belonging to the hussars
|hearse driver
|  
|
|-
|-
| ljusfabrikör
|liktarskeppare
| candlemaker
|lighterman, bargeman
|  
|
|-
|-
| logarvare
|limkokare
| tanner
|glue boiler
|  
|
|-
|-
| lokomotivförare
|linberedare
| locomotive driver, locomotive engineer
|flax dresser
|  
|
|-
|-
| lots
|linhandlare
| sea pilot
|dealer in flax, flaxman
|  
|
|-
|-
| lumphandlare
|linhäcklare
| rag dealer
|flax dresser
|  
|
|-
|-
| lumpsamlare
|linvävare
| ragman, rag picker, bunter
|linen weaver
|  
|
|-
|-
| lånförmedlare
|livdrabant
| negotiator of loans, broker
|(military) yeoman of the guard
|  
|
|-
|-
| läkare
|livdragon
| doctor
|(military) trooper belonging to the dragoons
| healer, curer, physician
|
|-
|-
| länsbokhållare
|livgrenadjär
| sheriff clerk
| (military) soldier belonging tot the grenadiers
|  
|
|-
|-
| länsinnehavare
|livhussar
| tenant of a feud
|(military) trooper belonging to the hussars
|  
|
|-
|-
| länsman
|ljusfabrikör
| sheriff
|candlemaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| länsåklagare
|logarvare
| county prosecutor
|tanner
|  
|
|-
|-
| lärare
|lokomotivförare
| teacher
|locomotive driver, locomotive engineer
|  
|
|-
|-
| lärling
|lots
| apprentice
|sea pilot
|  
|
|-
|-
| löjtnant
|lumphandlare
| lieutenant
|rag dealer
|  
|
|-
|-
| lösdrivare
|lumpsamlare
| vagrant
|ragman, rag picker, bunter
|  
|
|-
|-
| madam
|lånförmedlare
| title of a married woman in the working class (1889), Mrs.
|negotiator of loans, broker
|  
|
|-
|-
| madrassmakare
|läkare
| mattressmaker
|doctor
|  
|healer, curer, physician
|-
|-
| magasinbokhållare
|länsbokhållare
| warehouse clerk  
|sheriff clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| magasinsförvaltare
|länsinnehavare
| store keeper, warehouse clerk
|tenant of a feud
|  
|
|-
|-
| magistratsperson
|länsman
| municipal officer, magistrate, alderman
|sheriff
|  
|
|-
|-
| magistratssekreterare
|länsåklagare
| town clerk
|county prosecutor
|  
|
|-
|-
| major
|lärare
| (military) army major
|teacher
|  
|
|-
|-
| majorska
|lärling
| wife of a major
|apprentice
|  
|
|-
|-
| malmbrytare
|löjtnant
| mine digger, miner
|lieutenant
|  
|
|-
|-
| malthandlare
|lösdrivare
| dealer in malt, maltman
|vagrant
|  
|
|-
|-
| mamsell
|madam
| miss
|title of a married woman in the working class (1889), Mrs.
| comparable to fröken
|Earlier a title with status between "hustru" (farmers, etc.) and "fru" (noblit, priests, etc.)
|-
|-
| mantalskommissarie
|madrassmakare
| tax collector (for the mantals tax)
|mattressmaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| manufakturhandlare
|magasinbokhållare
| haberdasher
|warehouse clerk
| dealer in mens clothing and accessories
|
|-
|-
| marketentare
|magasinsförvaltare
| sutler
|store keeper, warehouse clerk
| a civilian provisioner to an army post often with a shop on the post
|
|-
|-
| marketenterska
|magistratsperson
| canteen woman, sutler wench (1889)
|municipal officer, magistrate, alderman
|  
|
|-
|-
| marmorarbetare
|magistratssekreterare
| marble cutter
|town clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| maskinarbetare
|major
| mechanic, machinist
|(military) army major
|  
|
|-
|-
| maskinist
|majorska
| machinist
|wife of a major
|  
|
|-
|-
| masmästare
|malmbrytare
| smelting master
|mine digger, miner
|  
|
|-
|-
| materialförvaltare
|malthandlare
| store keeper
|dealer in malt, maltman
|  
|
|-
|-
| matlagerska
|mamsell
| female cook
|miss
|  
|comparable to fröken
|-
|-
| matmoder
|mantalskommissarie
| housewife, mistress of a house
|tax collector (for the mantals tax)
|  
|
|-
|-
| matros
|manufakturhandlare
| sailor, seaman
|haberdasher
| foremast man, tarry sailor, able seaman (1889)
|dealer in mens clothing and accessories
|-
|-
| mattbindare
|marketentare
| mat maker, straw platter
|sutler
|  
|a civilian provisioner to an army post often with a shop on the post
|-
|-
| matvaruhandlare
|marketenterska
| provision merchant, deatler in provisions
|canteen woman, sutler wench (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| mejerska
|marmorarbetare
| dairy maid
|marble cutter
|  
|
|-
|-
| messingsslagare
|maskinarbetare
| brass smith, brazier
|mechanic, machinist
|  
|
|-
|-
| messingssmed
|maskinist
| brass smith
|machinist
|  
|
|-
|-
| metallarbetare
|masmästare
| metal worker
|smelting master
|  
|
|-
|-
| metallgjutare
|materialförvaltare
| brass founder, brazier
|store keeper
|  
|
|-
|-
| mildsoldat
|matlagerska
| militiaman
|female cook
|  
|
|-
|-
| mineralgrävare
|matmoder
| miner
|housewife, mistress of a house
|  
|
|-
|-
| minister
|matros
| government minister
|sailor, seaman
|  
|foremast man, tarry sailor, able seaman (1889)
|-
|-
| minuthandlare
|mattbindare
| retailer
|mat maker, straw platter
|  
|
|-
|-
| minör
|matvaruhandlare
| miner (1889)
|provision merchant, deatler in provisions
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjölhandlare
|mejerska
| flour merchant
|dairy maid
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjölkarrendator
|messingsslagare
| tenant dairy farmer
|brass smith, brazier
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| mjölkförsäljare
|messingssmed
| milkman
|brass smith
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| mjölkförsäljerska
|metallarbetare
| milkwoman
|metal worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjölkhustru
|metallgjutare
| milkwoman
|brass founder, brazier
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjölkpiga
|mildsoldat
| milkmaid, dairymaid
|militiaman
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjöldräng
|mineralgrävare
| miller's man
|miner
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjölnare
|minister
| miller
|government minister
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjölnarhustru
|minuthandlare
| millers wife
|retailer
|  
|
|-
|-
| mjölnerska
|minör
| miller woman
|miner (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| modehandlare
|mjölhandlare
| dealer in fancy goods
|flour merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| modesömmerska
|mjölkarrendator
| milliner (1889)
|tenant dairy farmer
| a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
|
|-
|-
| modist
|mjölkförsäljare
| milliner
|milkman
| a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
|
|-
|-
| murare
|mjölkförsäljerska
| mason
|milkwoman
| bricklayer, stone mason
|
|-
|-
| muraregesäll
|mjölkhustru
| journeyman mason
|milkwoman
|  
|
|-
|-
| murarelärling
|mjölkpiga
| masons apprentice
|milkmaid, dairymaid
|  
|
|-
|-
| murarmästare
|mjöldräng
| master mason
|miller's man
|  
|
|-
|-
| mureriarbetare
|mjölnare
| bricklayer
|miller
|  
|
|-
|-
| murerihandtlangare
|mjölnarhustru
| hodman
|millers wife
| a bricklayer's or mason's laborer who carries bricks, mortar, cement and the like in a hod
|
|-
|-
| musketerare
|mjölnerska
| musketeer
|miller woman
|  
|
|-
|-
| målare
|modehandlare
| painter, artist
|dealer in fancy goods
|  
|
|-
|-
| målargesäll
|modesömmerska
| journeyman painter
|milliner (1889)
|  
|a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
|-
|-
| målarmästare
|modist
| master painter
|milliner
|  
|a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
|-
|-
| mångelska
|murare
| market woman
|mason
| could be a variety of goods like, vegetables, fruits, or fish
|bricklayer, stone mason
|-
|-
| månglare
|muraregesäll
| retailer, dealer of goods like vegetable, fruit, or fish
|journeyman mason
|  
|
|-
|-
| mältare
|murarelärling
| maltman, maltster
|masons apprentice
|  
|
|-
|-
| mästare
|murarmästare
| master  
|master mason
|  
|
|-
|-
| mästergesäll
|mureriarbetare
| master journeyman
|bricklayer
|  
|
|-
|-
| möbelhandlare
|murerihandtlangare
| dealer in furniture
|hodman
|  
|a bricklayer's or mason's laborer who carries bricks, mortar, cement and the like in a hod
|-
|-
| möbelmakare
|musketerare
| cabinet maker
|musketeer
|  
|
|-
|-
| möbelsnickare
|målare
| cabinet maker
|painter, artist
|  
|
|-
|-
| mölnare (1829)
|målargesäll
| see mjölnare
|journeyman painter
|  
|
|-
|-
| mönsterherre
|målarmästare
| (military) muster master  
|master painter
|  
|
|-
|-
| mönsterskrivare
|månads karl
| (military) muster clerk
|a male worker with a 1 month contract
| keeping record of the military muster rolls
|
|-
|-
| mössmakare
|månglerska
| cap maker
|market woman
|  
|could be a variety of goods like, vegetables, fruits, or fish
|-
|-
| nattman
|månglare
| night man
|retailer, dealer of goods like vegetable, fruit, or fish
|  
|
|-
|-
| nattvaktare
|mältare
| night watchman
|maltman, maltster
|  
|
|-
|-
| nipphandlerska
|mästare
| dealer in fancy articles
|master
|  
|
|-
|-
| nybyggare
|mästergesäll
| settler
|master journeyman
| or colonizer
|
|-
|-
| nålmakare
|möbelhandlare
| needle maker
|dealer in furniture
|  
|
|-
|-
| nämdeman , nm., nman
|möbelmakare
| juror
|cabinet maker
| kind of juryman
|
|-
|-
| näringsidkare
|möbelsnickare
| tradesman
|cabinet maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| nätbindare
|mölnare (1829)
| net maker
|see mjölnare
|  
|
|-
|-
| officer
|mönsterherre
| officer
|(military) muster master
|  
|
|-
|-
| okulist
|mönsterskrivare
| oculist
|(military) muster clerk
| could be for glasses, or eye doctor
|keeping record of the military muster rolls
|-
|-
| ombudsman
|mössmakare
| attorney, proctor
|cap maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| opperstyrman
|nattman
| captain's mate
|night man
|  
|
|-
|-
| organist
|nattvaktare
| organist
|night watchman
|  
|
|-
|-
| orgelbyggare
|nipperhandlare
| organ builder
|milliner, toyman (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| orgelnist
|nipphandlerska
| organist
|dealer in fancy articles (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| orgelspelare
|nybyggare
| organ player
|settler
|  
|or colonizer
|-
|-
| orgeltrampare
|nålmakare
| organ blower
|needle maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| osthandlare
|nämdeman , nm., nman
| cheese dealer, cheesemongers shop
|juror
|  
| kind of juryman/lay judge
|-
|-
| ostronhandlare
|näringsidkare
| oysterman, dealer of oysters
|tradesman
|  
|
|-
|-
| oxhandlare
|nätbindare
| cattle dealer
|net maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| oxslagtare
|officer
| beef butcher
|officer
|  
|
|-
|-
| packhusinspektor
|okulist
| pack officer
|oculist
|  
|could be for glasses, or eye doctor
|-
|-
| packhuskarl
|ombudsman
| packer
|attorney, proctor
|  
|
|-
|-
| pansarsmed
|opperstyrman
| armourer
|captain's mate
|  
|
|-
|-
| pantaregare
|organist
| owner of a pawn
|organist
|  
|
|-
|-
| pantgivare
|orgelbyggare
| mortgager
|organ builder
|  
|
|-
|-
| papparbetare
|orgelnist
| paste board worker
|organist
|  
|
|-
|-
| pappersfabrikör
|orgelspelare
| paper maker
|organ player
|  
|
|-
|-
| pappershandlare
|orgeltrampare
| stationer, paper man, paper merchant
|organ blower
|  
|
|-
|-
| pappersskärare
|osthandlare
| paper cutter
|cheese dealer, cheesemongers shop
|  
|
|-
|-
| pappmakare
|ostronhandlare
| cardboard
|oysterman, dealer of oysters
|  
|
|-
|-
| parfymfabrikant
|oxhandlare
| perfume manufacturer, perfume maker
|cattle dealer
|  
|
|-
|-
| parfymhandlare
|oxslagtare
| perfumer, perfume dealer
|beef butcher
|  
|
|-
|-
| pastor
|packhusinspektor
| parish minister, pastor
|pack officer
| also known as kyrkoherde and prost
|
|-
|-
| pastor et prepositus, p. et. p.
|packhuskarl
| (latin) parish priest
|packer
|  
|
|-
|-
| pastorsadjunkt
|pansarsmed
| stipendiary curate
|armourer
| clergyman receiving pay
|
|-
|-
| pelshandlare
|pantaregare
| furrier
|owner of a pawn
|  
|
|-
|-
| pensionsföreståndare
|pantgivare
| master of a boarding school
|mortgager
|  
|
|-
|-
| perukmakare
|papparbetare
| wig maker
|paste board worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| p. et. P.
|pappersfabrikör
| (latin) abbreviation: pastor et prepositus
|paper maker
| parish priest
|
|-
|-
| piga
|pappershandlare
| maid, maiden, servant girl
|stationer, paper man, paper merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| pipare
|pappersskärare
| piper
|paper cutter
|  
|
|-
|-
| pipsmed
|pappmakare
| see bössmed
|cardboard
|  
|
|-
|-
| piskmakare
|parfymfabrikant
| whip makeer
|perfume manufacturer, perfume maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| plogsmed
|parfymhandlare
| plough wright
|perfumer, perfume dealer
|  
|
|-
|-
| plymmakare
|parmmätare
| feather maker
|hay measurer
|  
|
|-
|-
| plåtslagare
|pastor
| black smith, worker in sheet iron
|parish minister, pastor
|  
|also known as kyrkoherde and prost
|-
|-
| porterbryggare
|pastor et prepositus, p. et. p.
| brewer of dark ale
|(latin) parish priest
|  
|
|-
|-
| postförare
|pastorsadjunkt
| mail driver
|stipendiary curate
|  
|clergyman receiving pay
|-
|-
| postmästare
|pelshandlare
| postmaster
|furrier
|  
|
|-
|-
| predikant
|pennberedare
| preacher, sermoner, sermonizer
|pen dispenser
|  
|
|-
|-
| principal
|pensionsföreståndare
| employer, master  
|master of a boarding school
|  
|
|-
|-
| profoss
|perukmakare
| flogmaster (military)
|wig maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| prost
|p. et. P.
| dean
|(latin) abbreviation: pastor et prepositus
|  
|parish priest
|-
|-
| provinsialläkare
|piga
| district physician, country doctor
|maid, maiden, servant girl, female farmhand
|  
|<br>
|-
|-
| präst
|pipare
| minister
|piper
|  
|
|-
|-
| pungmakare
|pipsmed
| pouch maker
|see bössmed
|  
|
|-
|-
| rackare
|piskmakare
| deputy executioner, flayer, dog and cat killer
|whip makeer
| in other contexts it can mean rascal, villain
|
|-
|-
| reesig
|plogsmed
| (military)
|plough wright
|  
|
|-
|-
| regementsknekt
|plymmakare
| (military)
|feather maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| repslagare
|plåtslagare
| rope maker
|black smith, worker in sheet iron
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| resandefolk
|porterbryggare
| itinerant, or migratory people
|brewer of dark ale
|  
|
|-
|-
| resepredikant
|possessionat
| itinerant preacher
|Owner of a manor, usually not of a nobility background
|  
|
|-
|-
| riddare
|postförare
| knight
|mail driver
|  
|
|-
|-
| ridlärare
|postmästare
| riding master
|postmaster
|  
|
|-
|-
| roddare
|predikant
| rower, boatsman, oar's man
|preacher, sermoner, sermonizer
|  
|
|-
|-
| rorgängare
|prest
| helmsman, steersman
|priest, parson, minister, clergyman (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| roteman
|principal
| assistant overseer
|employer, master
| in cities it can mean alderman of a city ward
|
|-
|-
| rotemästare
|profoss
| see rotmästare
|flogmaster (military)
|  
|
|-
|-
| rotesoldat
|prost
| (military) soldier for a district in a parish
|dean, sub dean (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| rotmästare
|provinsialläkare
| (military) leader
|district physician, country doctor
| it can also mean chief equipper of a soldier
|
|-
|-
| rusthållare
|präst
| owner of land which is obligated to provide for soldiers
|minister
|  
|
|-
|-
| ryttare
|pungmakare
| (military) cavalryman
|pouch maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| ryttmästare
|rackare
| captain of a cavalry
|deputy executioner, flayer, dog and cat killer
|  
|in other contexts it can mean rascal, villain
|-
|-
| rådman
|reesig
| councilman
|(military)
|  
|
|-
|-
| rättare
|regementsknekt
| overseer (1829)  
|(military)
|  
|
|-
|-
| Sacri Ministerii adjunctus, S.M. adj., S.M.A.
|repslagare
| (latin)
|rope maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| sadelmakare
|resandefolk
| master saddler
|itinerant, or migratory people
|  
|
|-
|-
| salthandlare
|resepredikant
| dealer of salt, saltman
|itinerant preacher
|  
|
|-
|-
| saltmätare
|riddare
| person who measures salt
|knight
|  
|
|-
|-
| satinvävare
|ridlärare
| satin weaver
|riding master
|  
|
|-
|-
| saxmakare
|roddare
| maker of scissors, shears, snuffers
|rower, boatsman, oar's man
|  
|
|-
|-
| segelmakare
|rorgängare
| sail maker
|helmsman, steersman
|  
|
|-
|-
| segelsömmare
|roteman
| sail maker
|assistant overseer
|  
|in cities it can mean alderman of a city ward
|-
|-
| sejlare
|rotemästare
| cord maker
|see rotmästare
|  
|
|-
|-
| sergeant
|rotesoldat
| sergeant
|(military) soldier for a district in a parish
|  
|
|-
|-
| silkhandlare
|rotmästare
| silk merchant
|(military) leader
|  
|it can also mean chief equipper of a soldier
|-
|-
| sillpackare
|ruggare
| herring packer
|worker in textile manufacturing
|  
|
|-
|-
| sjöman
|rusthållare
| sailor, seaman
|farm owner providing a cavalry soldier and horse and equipment to the army
|  
|a voluntary agreement, in exchange for tax breaks, and not having to provide for a "rote" soldier
|-
|-
| skarprättare
|ryttare
| executioner, hangman
|(military) cavalryman
|  
|
|-
|-
| skarpskytt
|ryttmästare
| (military) sharpshooter
|captain of a cavalry
|  
|<br>
|-
|-
| skattebonde
|rådbisittare
|  
|city councilman
|  
|The primary purpose of a rådbisittare was to oversee the guilds in a city. The rådbisittare was a member of the city council under the mayor (borgmästare) or magistrate. The assignment of a rådbisittare was to watch over the guilds by attending guild meetings. He also worked with the ålderman to take care of economic matters. The position of rådbisittare was for life.
|-
|-
| skatteindrivare
|rådman
| tax collector
|councilman
|  
|<br>
|-
|-
| skeppare
|rättare
| skipper
|overseer (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| skeppsbyggmästare
|Sacri Ministerii adjunctus, S.M. adj., S.M.A.
| master ship builder
|(latin) assistant priest
|  
|
|-
|-
| skeppsgosse
|Sacri Ministerii Candidat
| ship boy
|(latin) priest in training
|  
|
|-
|-
| skoarbetare
|sadelmakare
| shoe maker  
|saddle maker, leather worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| skogshuggare
|salthandlare
| wood cutter, lumberer
|dealer of salt, saltman
|  
|
|-
|-
| skogvaktare
|saltmätare
| forester
|person who measures salt
|  
|
|-
|-
| skollärare
|saltpetersjudare/salpetersjudare
| schoolteacher
|a boiler or producer of saltpeter
|  
|see [[Swedish Occupation: Saltpetersjudare|Saltpetersjudare]]
|-
|-
| skomakare
|satinvävare
| shoemaker
|satin weaver
|  
|
|-
|-
| skomakaregesäll
|saxmakare
| journeyman shoemaker
|maker of scissors, shears, snuffers
|  
|
|-
|-
| skomakaremästare
|segelmakare
| master shoemaker
|sail maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| skråmästare
|segelsömmare
| master of a guild
|sail maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| skräddare, skrädkarl
|sejlare
| tailor
|cord maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| skräddaregesäll
|sergeant
| journeyman tailor
|sergeant
|  
|
|-
|-
| skräddarelärling
|sexmän
| tailor's apprentice
|type of parish law enforcement
|  
|In older times the sexmän were a type of police authority for the discipline and order within a parish. The sexmän fined people for being disruptive during church services, sleeping during church services, drunkenness at banquets, or even sexual offenses. They expressed their charges at the parish council in turn, or according to turn based on the commons of each rote. The number of sexmän varied according to the size of the parish. The purpose of sexmän in a parish was deminished after the municipal reforms of 1862. After 1862 the sexmän were occasionally used to support municipal or church councils by delivering notifications or summons to appear before the respective councils (mostly from church councils.) By the early 1900’s the function of the sexmän was given to the fjärdingsman or village patrolmen.
|-
|-
| skulptör
|silkhandlare
| sculptor
|silk merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| skutskeppare
|sillpackare
| master of a billy boy, hoyman
|herring packer
|  
|
|-
|-
| skådespelare
|sjöman
| stage player, actor
|sailor, seaman
|  
|
|-
|-
| skärslippare
|skarprättare
| tool, or scissor grinder (sharpener)
|executioner, hangman
|  
|
|-
|-
| skördeman
|skarpskytt
| harvestman, harvester, reaper
|(military) sharpshooter
|  
|
|-
|-
| sköterska
|skattebonde
| nurse
|
|  
|
|-
|-
| slaktare
|skatteindrivare
| meat cutter, butcher
|tax collector
|  
|
|-
|-
| S.M. Adj., S.M., S.M.A.
|skeppare
|  
|skipper
|  
|
|-
|-
| S.M.C., S.M. Cand.
|skeppsbyggmästare
|  
|master ship builder
|  
|
|-
|-
| smed
|skeppsgosse
| smith, blacksmith, forger, hammerer
|ship boy
|  
|
|-
|-
| smedsgesäll
|skoarbetare
| journeyman smith
|shoe maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| smedsmästare
|skogshuggare
| master smith
|wood cutter, lumberer
|  
|
|-
|-
| småkrämare
|skogvaktare
| dealer in small wares
|forester
|  
|
|-
|-
| smältare
|skollärare
| smelter, melter, fuser
|schoolteacher
|  
|
|-
|-
| smältarsmed
|skomakare
| shingler
|shoemaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| smörhandlare
|skomakaregesäll
| butterman, butter merchant
|journeyman shoemaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| snickare
|skomakaremästare
| joiner, cabinetmaker
|master shoemaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| snickarmästare
|skråmästare
| master jointer
|master of a guild
|  
|
|-
|-
| snörmakare
|skräddare, skrädkarl
| fringemaker, loopmaker, lacemaker
|tailor
|  
|
|-
|-
| sockenpräst
|skräddaregesäll
| parish priest, parson (1829)
|journeyman tailor
|  
|
|-
|-
| sockenskrivare
|skräddarelärling
| parish clerk, vestry clerk
|tailor's apprentice
|  
|
|-
|-
| sockerbagare
|skulptör
| confectioner, pastry cook
|sculptor
|  
|
|-
|-
| sockerbruksarbetare
|skutskeppare
| sugar refiner (workman)
|master of a billy boy, hoyman
|  
|
|-
|-
| soldat
|skådespelare
| soldier
|stage player, actor
|  
|
|-
|-
| spetshandlare
|skärslippare
| dealer in lace, lace merchant
|tool, or scissor grinder (sharpener)
|  
|
|-
|-
| spetsknypplerska
|skördeman
| female lace maker
|harvestman, harvester, reaper
|  
|
|-
|-
| spiksmed
|sköterska
| nailer, person who makes nails
|nurse
|  
|
|-
|-
| spinnare
|slaktardräng
| spinner
|butcher's man
|  
|
|-
|-
| spinnerska
|slaktare
| female spinner, spinstress
|meat cutter, butcher
|  
|
|-
|-
| spinnhushjon
|S.M. Adj., S.M., S.M.A.
| inmate of a house of correction
|
| it was common to send women who broke the law to a spinnhus to serve their time
|see Sacri Ministerii adjunctus
|-
|-
| stadsfogde
|S.M.C., S.M. Cand.
| town bailiff
|
|  
|see Sacri Ministeri Candidat
|-
|-
| stadskamrer
|smed
| town clerk
|smith, blacksmith, forger, hammerer
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| stadsläkare
|smedsgesäll
| physician to the town, town doctor
|journeyman smith
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| statare, statsdräng
|smedsmästare
| see statkarl
|master smith
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: [[Smedskivan]]
|-
|-
| statkarl
|småkrämare
| farm hand
|dealer in small wares
| farm worker receiving wages partly in provisions (1889)
|
|-
|-
| statman
|smältare
| statesman
|smelter, melter, fuser
|  
|
|-
|-
| statsfru
|smältarsmed
| lady of state
|shingler
|  
|
|-
|-
| stenarbetare
|smörhandlare
| stone worker
|butterman, butter merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| stenbrytare
|snickare
| quarrier, quarryman
|joiner, cabinetmaker
|  
|
|-
|-
| stenhuggare
|snickarmästare
| stonecutter
|master jointer
|  
|
|-
|-
| stenkolsarbetare
|snörmakare
| collier
|fringemaker, loopmaker, lacemaker
| one who produces charcoal, or coal miner
|
|-
|-
| strykerska
|sockenpräst
| laundress, ironing woman
|parish priest, parson (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| strängmakare
|sockenskrivare
| string maker
|parish clerk, vestry clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| styckgjutare
|sockerbagare
| gun founder
|confectioner, pastry cook
|  
|
|-
|-
| styckjunkare
|sockerbruksarbetare
| (military) artillery staff sergeant
|sugar refiner (workman)
| see fanjunkare
|
|-
|-
| styresman
|soldat
| governor, head, chief leader, manager, director
|soldier
|  
|
|-
|-
| styrman
|speditör
| (military) steersman
|forwarding shipping agent
| helmsman, steerer, navigator, pilot
|agent who receives goods for a firm, who sends the goods to another for a fee
|-
|-
| stålarbetare
|spetshandlare
| steel worker
|dealer in lace, lace merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| stålsmed
|spetsknypplerska
| steel smith
|female lace maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| stålmångelska
|spiksmed
| stall woman
|nailer, person who makes nails
|  
|
|-
|-
| sutor
|spinnare
| (latin) shoemaker
|spinner
| see skomakare
|
|-
|-
| svamphandlare
|spinnerska
| dealer in sponges, sponge merchant (1889)
|female spinner, spinstress
|  
|
|-
|-
| svärdfejare
|spinnhushjon
| sword cutler, blade smith, armourer
|inmate of a house of correction
|  
|it was common to send women who broke the law to a spinnhus to serve their time
|-
|-
| symamsell
|stadsfogde
| seamstress
|town bailiff
|  
|
|-
|-
| sågställare
|stadskamrer
| saw setter
|town clerk
|  
|
|-
|-
| sämskmakare
|stadsläkare
| see garvare
|physician to the town, town doctor
|  
|
|-
|-
| sättare
|statare, statsdräng
| type setter, or (military) rammer
|see statkarl
|  
|
|-
|-
| taktäckare
|statkarl
| roofer
|farm hand
|  
|farm worker receiving wages partly in provisions (1889)
|-
|-
| tandläkare
|statman
| dentist, tooth drawer (1889)
|statesman
|  
|
|-
|-
| tapetserare
|statsfru
| upholsterer, or wall paper hanger
|lady of state
|  
|
|-
|-
| tappare
|stenarbetare
| tapster, bottler (1889)
|stone worker
| tapster is another title for bartender
|
|-
|-
| tattare
|stenbrytare
| gipsy (1829)
|quarrier, quarryman
|  
|
|-
|-
| taxeringsman
|stenhuggare
| assessor
|stonecutter
|  
|
|-
|-
| tegelformare
|stenkolsarbetare
| brick moulder
|collier
|  
|one who produces charcoal, or coal miner
|-
|-
| tegelbrännare
|stickerska
| brickmaker, tiler
|knitter, woman who knits
|  
|
|-
|-
| tegelslagare
|strykerska
| brickmoulder, tiler
|laundress, ironing woman
| see [[Swedish Occupation: Tegelslagare|tegelslagare]]
|
|-
|-
| tegeltäckare
|strängmakare
| tiler
|string maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| tehandlare
|studerande
| dealer in tea, tea dealer
|student
|  
|
|-
|-
| tenngjutare
|styckgjutare
| pewterer, tinman, tin smith
|gun founder
|  
|
|-
|-
| tiggare
|styckjunkare
| beggar
|(military) artillery staff sergeant
|  
|see fanjunkare
|-
|-
| timmerhuggare
|styresman
| timber cutter
|governor, head, chief leader, manager, director
|  
|
|-
|-
| timmerman
|styrman
| carpenter, builder
|(military) steersman
|  
|helmsman, steerer, navigator, pilot
|-
|-
| tingsskrivare
|stålarbetare
| copyist of court cases
|steel worker
|  
|
|-
|-
| tjuv
|stålsmed
| thief
|steel smith
|  
|
|-
|-
| tjänare
|stålmångelska
| servant
|stall woman
| also means domestic, menial worker, or attendant
|
|-
|-
| tjänstehjon
|sutor
| servant, menial work
|(latin) shoemaker
| see tjänare
|see skomakare
|-
|-
| tobakshandlare
|svamphandlare
| tobacco merchant  
|dealer in sponges, sponge merchant (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| tobaksspinnare
|svarvare
| tobacco spinner
|turner (1829, as in Lathe turning )
|  
|
|-
|-
| tolvman
|svärdfejare
| se nämdeman
|sword cutler, blade smith, armourer
|  
|
|-
|-
| tornväktare
|symamsell
| tower watch
|seamstress
|  
|
|-
|-
| torpare
|sågställare
| cottager, tenant farmer, peasant
|saw setter
| This term can have different meanings according to where you are in the country. In southern Sweden it means a farmer who is dependent on another farm (like a tenant farmer.) In northern Sweden it is more likely that the torpare owned his little farm.
|
|-
|-
| tresserska
|sämskmakare
| braider, plaiter
|see garvare
|  
|
|-
|-
| trummare
|sättare
| drummer
|type setter, or (military) rammer
|  
|
|-
|-
| tryckare
|taktäckare
| printer, pressman
|roofer
|  
|
|-
|-
| trädgårdsmästare
|tandläkare
| gardener
|dentist, tooth drawer (1889)
|  
|
|-
|-
| tullbetjänt
|tapetserare
| customs officer
|upholsterer, or wall paper hanger
|  
|
|-
|-
| tulltjänsteman
|tappare
| customs officer
|tapster, bottler (1889)
|  
|tapster is another title for bartender
|-
|-
| tullvaktmästare
|tattare
| landing waiter
|gipsy (1829)
|  
|
|-
|-
| tunnbindare
|taxeringsman
| barrelmaker, cooper
|assessor
|  
|
|-
|-
| tunnelarbetare
|tegelformare
| tunneller
|brick moulder
|  
|
|-
|-
| tvättare
|tegelbrännare
| male launderer, washerman
|brickmaker, tiler
|  
|
|-
|-
| tvätterska
|tegelslagare
| washerwoman
|brickmoulder, tiler
|  
|see [[Swedish Occupation: Tegelslagare|tegelslagare]]
|-
|-
| tvättgumma
|tegeltäckare
| washerwoman
|tiler
|
|-
|-
| tältmakare
|tehandlare
| tent maker
|dealer in tea, tea dealer
|  
|
|-
|-
| ullfärgare
|tenngjutare
| wool dyer
|pewterer, tinman, tin smith
|  
|If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
|-
|-
| ullhandlare
|tiggare
| wool merchant, trader in wool
|beggar
|  
|
|-
|-
| underlöjtnant
|timmerhuggare
| sub lieutenant
|timber cutter
|  
|
|-
|-
| underofficer
|timmerman
| non comissioned officer
|carpenter, builder
|  
|
|-
|-
| underståtthållare
|tingsskrivare
| sub governor, deputy sheriff
|copyist of court cases
|  
|
|-
|-
| urmakare
|tjuv
| watch and clockmaker
|thief
|  
|
|-
|-
| vagnmakare
|tjänare
| cartwright, carriage maker
|servant
|  
|also means domestic, menial worker, or attendant
|-
|-
| vagnmästare
|tjänstehjon
| wagon master
|servant, menial work
|  
|see tjänare
|-
|-
| vaktare
|tobakshandlare
| keeper, warder, guard, watcher
|tobacco merchant
|  
|
|-
|-
| vaktmästare
|tobaksspinnare
| caretaker
|tobacco spinner
|  
|
|-
|-
| vallflicka
|tolvman
| shepherd girl, girl tending cattle, shepherdess
|se nämdeman
|  
|
|-
|-
| valkare
|tornväktare
| fuller, miller
|tower watch
|  
|
|-
|-
| vallhjon
|torpare
| a person tending cattle in the field
|cottager, tenant farmer, peasant
|
|This term can have different meanings according to where you are in the country. In southern Sweden it means a farmer who is dependent on another farm (like a tenant farmer.) In northern Sweden it is more likely that the torpare owned his little farm.
|-
|-
| vandrare
|tresserska
| wanderer, rambler, stroller, tramper
|braider, plaiter
|  
|
|-
|-
| vapendragare
|trikotstickerska
| squire, esquire
|tricot knitter,
|  
|a woman who knits tricot fabric
|-
|-
| vedhuggare
|trummare
| wood cutter
|drummer
|  
|
|-
|-
| vice häradshövding
|tryckare
| see häradshövding
|printer, pressman
|  
|
|-
|-
| vicepastor
|trädgårdsmästare
| curate
|gardener
| a clergyman in charge of a parish, or an assistant to the clergyman in charge of a parish
|
|-
|-
| vinodlare
|tullbetjänt
| wine grower
|customs officer
|  
|
|-
|-
| vårdarinna
|tulltjänsteman
| nurse
|customs officer
|  
|
|-
|-
| väglagare
|tullvaktmästare
| repairer of roads
|landing waiter
|  
|
|-
|-
| vävare
|tunnbindare
| weaver
|barrelmaker, cooper
|  
|
|-
|-
| yllehandlare
|tunnelarbetare
| dealer of woolen cloth, woolman
|tunneller
|  
|
|-
|-
| yrke
|tvättare
| occupation, profession
|male launderer, washerman
|  
|
|-
|-
| yrkesidkare
|tvätterska
| trader
|washerwoman
|  
|
|-
|-
| yrkesman
|tvättgumma
| craftsman
|washerwoman
|  
|-
|-
| åbo
|tältmakare
| tenant farmer with conditional, inherited lease
|tent maker
|  
|
|-
|-
| ålderman
|ullfärgare
| head man of a company, headmaster (1829), alderman (1889)
|wool dyer
|  
|
|-
|-
| ämbetsman
|ullhandlare
| government official, crown officer
|wool merchant, trader in wool
|  
|
|-
|-
| överbefalhavare
|underlöjtnant
| commander in chief
|sub lieutenant
|  
|
|-
|-
| överkonstapel
|underofficer
| (military) corporal
|non comissioned officer
|  
|
|-
|-
| överståthållare
|underståtthållare
| governor  
|sub governor, deputy sheriff
|  
|
|-
|-
| ölbryggare  
|urmakare
| beer brewer  
|watch and clockmaker
|  
|
|-
|vagnmakare
|cartwright, carriage maker
|
|-
|vagnmästare
|wagon master
|
|-
|vaktare
|keeper, warder, guard, watcher
|
|-
|vaktmästare
|caretaker
|
|-
|vallflicka
|shepherd girl, girl tending cattle, shepherdess
|
|-
|valkare
|fuller, miller
|
|-
|vallhjon
|a person tending cattle in the field
|
|-
|vandrare
|wanderer, rambler, stroller, tramper
|
|-
|vapendragare
|squire, esquire
|
|-
|vedhuggare
|wood cutter
|
|-
|vice häradshövding
|see häradshövding
|
|-
|vicepastor
|curate
|a clergyman in charge of a parish, or an assistant to the clergyman in charge of a parish
|-
|vinodlare
|wine grower
|
|-
|vårdarinna
|nurse
|
|-
|väglagare
|repairer of roads
|
|-
|vävare
|weaver
|
|-
|vävskedbindare
|weaver's comb binder
|also spelled as Skedbindare or skibindare. See pictures at: [https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024263316/vavsked] (click through pictures).
|-
|yllehandlare
|dealer of woolen cloth, woolman
|
|-
|yrke
|occupation, profession
|
|-
|yrkesidkare
|trader
|
|-
|yrkesman
|craftsman
|
|-
|åbo
|tenant farmer with conditional, inherited lease
|
|-
|ålderman
|head man of a company, headmaster (1829), ålderman (1889)
|An Ålderman (also called Verkmästare) was a master who was designated as the chairman of the guild. Guild members would decide who would be the ålderman. He represented the guild to outside groups, monitored the apprentice contracts, and the placement of both apprentices and journeymen to masters. He issued the travel papers for the journeymen, controlled the journeyman society, and exercised opinion on judicial matters to the guild court in cases of misconduct. He monitored control of the master’s products, and gave permission to the widows of masters to continue their deceased husbands work. Together with the Rådbisittare, the Ålderman represented the guild to the city magistrate. The position of Ålderman was for life.
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|ämbetsman
|government official, crown officer
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|överbefalhavare
|commander in chief
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|överkonstapel
|(military) corporal
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|överståthållare
|governor
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=== References  ===
 
Anderson, Kent &amp; Anderö, Henrik, <u>Ordbok för släktforskare</u>, ICA Bokfölag, Västerås 2006 <br>
 
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*Björkman, Carl Gustaf, <u>Svensk engelsk ordbok</u>, P.A. Norstedt &amp; Söner, Stockhholm 1889. Available as a PDF for free through Google Books at [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZXstAAAAYAAJ&dq=Svensk%20Engelsk%20Ordbok&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Svensk engelsk ordbok]
 
*Deleen, Carl, <u>Swedish and English Pocket Dictionarey</u>, N.M. Lindh, Örebro 1829. Available as a PDF for free through Google Books at [http://books.google.com/books?id=BMEDAAAAQAAJ&dq=Swedish%20and%20English%20Pocket%20Dictionary&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q&f=false Swedish and English Pocket Dictionary]
 
Family History Dept, <u>Genealogical Word List: Sweden</u>, Salt Lake City, 1997 <br>
 
Gernandt,C. E., <u>Nordisk Familjebok</u>, Halmstad, 1876 - 1899 (1st ed.): 1904 - 1926 (2nd ed.) published online through [http://runeberg.org/admin/ Projekt Runeberg] , Feb. 2011 See [http://runeberg.org/nf/ Nordisk Familjebok ]<br>  


Harlock, Walter E., <u>Svensk - Engelsk Ordbok: Skolupplaga</u>, P. A. Norstedt &amp; Söner, Stockholm 1944<br>  
== References ==
Anderson, Kent &amp; Henrik Anderö.''Ordbok för släktforskare''. ICA Bokfölag, Västerås 2006 <br>
Björkman, Carl Gustaf. ''Svensk engelsk ordbok''. P.A. Norstedt &amp; Söner, Stockhholm 1889. Available as a PDF for free through Google Books at [http://books.google.com/books?id=ZXstAAAAYAAJ&dq=Svensk%20Engelsk%20Ordbok&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Svensk engelsk ordbok]<br>
Deleen, Carl. ''Swedish and English Pocket Dictionarey''. N.M. Lindh, Örebro 1829. Available as a PDF for free through Google Books at [http://books.google.com/books?id=BMEDAAAAQAAJ&dq=Swedish%20and%20English%20Pocket%20Dictionary&pg=PP7#v=onepage&q&f=false Swedish and English Pocket Dictionary]<br>
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Department. ''Genealogical Word List: Swedish''. Salt Lake City, 1989. {{FSDL|250107}}<br>
Gernandt, C. E. ''Nordisk Familjebok''. Halmstad, 1876 - 1899 (1st ed.): 1904 - 1926 (2nd ed.) published online through [http://runeberg.org/admin/ Projekt Runeberg], Feb. 2011. See [http://runeberg.org/nf/ Nordisk Familjebok]<br>
Harlock, Walter E. ''Svensk - Engelsk Ordbok: Skolupplaga''. P. A. Norstedt &amp; Söner, Stockholm 1944<br>
Stockholm Stadsarkiv. "Rådbisittare", ''Källhandbok till Skråarkiven''. Stockholm, 2010<br>
Widegren, Gustaf. ''Svenskt och Engelskt Lexicon''. Johan A. Carlbohm, Stockholm 1788. Available as a PDF for free through Google Books at [http://books.google.com/books?id=hIECAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Svenskt+och+Engelsk+Lexikon+1788&source=bl&ots=hqFS9d0VjN&sig=gF2ZdkoIoOtAMTSEDZbL8kr3MNs&hl=en&sa=X&ei=H4wFUK_IM8KOrAHAsajJCA&ved=0CF8Q6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Svenskt%20och%20Engelsk%20Lexikon%201788&f=false Svenskt och Engelsk Lexicon]<br>


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Occupations are an important tool for the family history researcher. They help us to identify the same person when there are others in the same record by the same name. They help us to understand our ancestors’ life circumstances.

Occupations were also a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. For example, goldsmiths had more prestige than shoemakers. Many trades, such as butchers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, and others were organized into guilds, which were in charge of training apprentices and regulating a trade's practice in an area. Many guild records are in the Nordiska Museet collection in Stockholm. Do a search for the word Skråarkiv in Nationell Arkivdatabas.

This occupational word list is under construction. As of February 2013 there are over 800 occupations listed. The intention is to improve this list over time. Keep in mind there are some words that do not have a good English translation. See the references at the bottom of the page for all the sources used in building this list.

Occupation Short definition Full definition
abbot abbot
accismästare customs officer Customs officer, who collected duty on goods at the entrance of a city (Lilla landtullen). He also made sure the merchants and the tradesmen paid duty on their goods they had in stock.
ackuschörska a midwife
adelsbussar (military) soldier of lower rank A soldier of lower rank and less pay than a non-commissioned officer but with higher pay than the enlisted soldier. Often a young nobleman, who joined the army as a volunteer.
adelsman nobleman
adelssven page (youth) A young nobleman, who worked at a Royal Court.
adjunctus sacri ministerii (latin) pastorsadjunkt see adjunkt
adjunkt teacher (civil) teacher, 2nd level university, higher learning, or seminary; (ecclesiastical) pastorsadjunkt or pastoratsadjunkt
administer, administra (latin) attendant, and assistant
administrator (latin) administrator
advocat lawyer, attorney
advocatus ecclesiae (latin) lawyer of the assembly
aedituus (latin) keeper of the sacristy person in charge of the sacristy and ceremonial equipment
aftonsångspredikant evening-service preacher
agent agent, representative
aktor accuser, impeacher, prosecutor
aktris actress female play actor, performer
aktör actor male play actor, performer
allmänningsbonde common farmer, peasant, or man
allmäningskarl common farmer, peasant, or man
amiral admiral (military)
anförare leader, chief, commander, captain-general, captain (1788)
angivare informer (1788)
anklagare accuser, impeacher (1788)
ansättare (military) rammer service position with ramrods
apotekare pharmaceutical chemist, pharmacist
arbetare worker, laborer
arbetskarl male worker, workman, laborer
arbetsman male worker, workman, laborer
arbk. abbreviation for arbetskarl male worker, workman, laborer
arkebusier (military) member of firing squad arkebusera is to shoot by order of the court
arkibiskop (1788) archbishop modern Swedish ärkebiskop
arklimästare (military) gunner gunner's mate, quarter gunner (from 1829)
arrendator tenant farmer, leaseholder A person whose occupation is based upon a lease agreement (arrendekontrakt). This contract could be for the usage of land, hunting rights, or the use of outbuildings in exchange for an agreed amount of money, commodities, or land products. The contract was subject to specific conditions of usage and dates of validity that were agreed upon between the lessor and lessee.
artillerist (military) man of the artillery
artillerikonstapel (military) bombardier
assessor assessor
assuradör insurer, underwriter
auktionist, auktionskommissarie auctioneer one who performs auctions for public sale
auktor, autor author author, penman, writer (1829)
avisskrivare newswriter gazetteer, or newswriter
avskedad soldat discharged, resigned soldier
avskrivare (1788) transcriber, copier
axplockare gleaner gleaning, earing, after gathering
backstuguhjon cottager (1788) see backstugusittare
backstugusittare cottager one who lived in a small cottage, dugout, or hut. See: Backstugusittare
badare keeper of a bath house (1788)
badaremästare barber surgeon
badmästare bath-keeper (1889)
bagare baker
bagaregesäll baker's man
bagarelärling baker's apprentice, baker's boy, bread chipper
bagaremästare master baker
banérförare (military) standard bearer, ensign bearer
banérherre (military) banneret
banér-riddare (military) knight banneret
bankvaktmästare porter, messenger at a bank
banmästare overseer of a railway line
barberare barber, shaver
barberarebiträde barber's assistant
barberaregesäll journeyman barber
barberarelärling barber's apprentice
barkare tanner (1829)
barnförlossare male midwife
barnmorska female midwife
barnpiga maid for children
barnsköterska female nurse (not wet nurse)
baron baron baron is a title used later for friherrar. Between 1626 and 1719 the nobility was divided into three classes. Friherrar belonged to the second class, yet still considered high nobility. After the dismantlement of the classes, the friherrar continued as nobility (some titled, others not) with a coat of arms.
basunist trumpeter performer on the trumpet, or trombone
bataljonsadjuntant (military) sergeant-major
bataljonschef (military) commander of a battalion
batterikonstapel (military) battalion bombardier
bedragare cheat, impostor, deceiver
befallningshavande governor, magistrate, officer in command Kungens ...His Majesties county government board, high sheriff
befallningsman bailiff, husbandry, overseer
befallningsman (konungens) county governor Also seen as abbreviation befalm.
befaren båtsman (military) traveling sailor
befordrare promoter, advancer, forwarder, furtherer (1788)
befällningshavande officer in command
beherskare commander (1788), ruler, master, monarch, overruler, controller (1889)
bensamlare rag and bone seller, bone hunter
bergmästare minemaster (1829) mineral surveyor as a government official (1889)
bergsarbetare miner
bergsbruksidkare mining man
bergsfogde bailiff of a mine a subordinate officer whose business lies in affairs relating to the mines (1788)
bergshauptman mine inspector
bergskarl miner
bergslagsman miner, proprietor of a mine
bergsman miner part owner of a mine (1788)
bergsprångare miner one who blows up rocks with gunpowder, miner (1788)
bergsråd counsellor in the board relating to mineral affairs (1788)
beridare horsebreaker, riding master
beskattningsman taxer, assessor
beslagare seizer, confiscator, setter a kind of bailiff (1788)
beslagskarl see beslagare
besökare customs official (1889), visitor (modern)
betalare paymaster (1788)
betjänt servant, civil servant
bettlare beggar
bevaktare guard, keeper
bevakningsbefälhavare captain of the watch
bevarare preserver, saver, conservator
beväringskarl militia man, conscript
beväringsman militia man, conscript
bibliotekarie librarian
bijouterihandlare dealer in jewelry, trinkets
bildhuggare sculptor, statuary, carver
bildskärare se bildsnidare
bildsnidare sculptor
biljettförsäljare ticket seller, booking clerk
biljettförsäljerska ticket seller, booking clerk (woman)
bilöpare interloper a illegal or unlicensed trader
bindare tier, binder, fastener for example net making
biodlare bee-keeper, bee-master, apiarist
biskop bishop sometimes abbreviated as bisp.
biskötare bee-keeper, bee-master
biträde assistant
bjudare inviter, asker, offerer, bidder
bleckslagare tin smith, white smith, tinner, tinman If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith: see: Smedskivan
blockmakare block maker, pulley maker
blodigelodlare cultivator of leeches
blomsterhandlare flower seller (male) also known as blomstermånglare
blomsterhandlerska flower seller (female) also known as blomstermånglerska
blomsterodlare cultivator of flowers, florist
blossbärare torch-bearer
blyarbetare lead worker, plumber
blyfalsare plumber
blystöpare plumber
blytäckare plumber
bodbetjent shopkeeper's clerk, shopman, counterman
boddräng shop hand
bodflicka shop girl, shop maid
bodgosse shop boy, shop keepers apprentice
bodhandlare shopkeeper, tradesman
bodmamsell shop girl, shop woman
bokbindare bookbinder
bokförare book keeper
bokhandlare bookseller
bokhållare book keeper same as bokförare
bokhäftare book stitcher
bokmakare book wright, book maker
bonde farmer, peasant, countryman, husbandman
bondedräng farm hand a farmer's man, young peasant
bondeflicka country girl
bondepiga peasant's maid
borgare citizen, burgher member of the bourgeois, townsman, tradesman, citizen of a city (meaning certain rights within the city)
borgmästare mayor in England and North America.. mayor, in Scotland.. provost, in Holland, Belgium, Flanders, and Germany.. burgomaster.
borrare borer, driller, piercer, perforator
borrmakare bit forger a smith that makes drilling and chiseling bits
borrsmed bit smith a smith that makes drilling and chiseling bits If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
boskapshandlare dealer of livestock
boskapsherde herdsman
boskapsskötare stockman
boskapsvaktare herdsman
boställshavare holder (occupier) of (an official) residence
bouppteckningsman person who inventories (1889)
boutredningsman administrator
brandmästare fire warden
braständare fire lighter
brevbärare letter carrier, postman
brevdragare see brevbärare
brevskrivare letter writer
brevställare see brevskrivare
brobyggare bridge builder
broderare embroiderer
broläggare bridge builder, paver
bromästare bridge master
bronsarbetare worker in bronze
bronsgjutare bronze founder, brazier
brottmålsdomare judge criminal
brottmålsnoterie crown clerk
brovaktare guard of a bridge
brovindare bridge driver
brukare user, employer, (in the case of arrendator) a tenant, leaseholder
bruksarbetare factoryman, workman employed on a manufacturing estate; workman in the employment of the iron works, foundryman, mill hand
bruksegare proprietor of a manufacturing estate
bryggare brewer
brännmästare master distiller
brännvinsbrännare brandy distiller
buntmakare fur merchant, furrier, fellmonger
byfogde hamlet bailiff
byggare, byggkarl builder, architect, constructor, founder
byggmästare master builder, contractor
bykerska washerwoman
byskomakare village shoemaker
bågflytt archer, bowman
båtsman, b.m., B.m. (military) seaman, sailor
bälgmakare bellows-maker
bödel executioner
bösseskytt (military)
bössmed gunsmith
cantor (latin) in latin refers to singing or music, in the church records see klockare
curatus (latin) kyrkopräst, kyrkoherde, kapellan
custod (latin) guardian, watchman, keeper, attendant
d., dr. abbreviation for dräng
dagkarl, daglönare day laborer
danneman yeoman, countryman, farmer
degn assistant to the priest The term "degn" is a Danish title for an assistant to the parish priest. The term can be found in the records for areas of modern Sweden that have Danish roots (Skåne, Halland, etc.)
deja, dejpiga maidservant, milkmaid
demoiselle Miss
d.g.
disponent manager, gerant, agent, managing clerk
domare judge
domesticus (latin) servant, one who serves in a household
domprost dean see also prestman
dr. abbreviation for dräng
drabant, dravant (military) yeoman of the guard, beefeater
dragon (military) heavy and light cavalryman
dräng, dr. farmhand, man servant, bachelor
däga see deja
emigrantagent emigrant agent
emigrantvärvare emigrant agent
extra roteringsmän
fabriksarbetare factory worker
famnmätare corder of wood
fanjunkare (military) sergeant major, staff sergeant, quartermaster sergeant (1889)
fatburshustru wife of a storekeeper
fatburssven storehouse apprentice
fattighjon pauper
filtare felter
finbagare pastry cook
fiolmakare violen maker
fiskare fisherman
fiskarflicka fisher girl
fiskargosse fisher boy
fiskhandlare fish salesman, fish hawker
fjerdingsman under bailiff of a härad
fjäderarbetare feather maker
fjärdingsman see fjerdingsman
flickare cobbler, botcher, patcher
fogde governor (of a castle), or steward of a manor (1829 and 1889) also means sheriff, bailiff, marshall (1944)
forbonde carter, wagoner
forman see forbonde
formare moulder (1829)
friborgare freeman, citizen of a freetown (1829)
frihandlare free trader
friherre baron
friherrinna baroness
fru Mrs.
frälse nobility
frälsebonde a farmer who holds his land of a nobleman, chief tenant
frälsetorpare see frälsebonde
fröken lady, honorable Miss
fyrvaktare lighthouse man
fyrverkare (military) fire worker
fågelfängare bird catcher, birder, birdman
fånggevald, fånggevaldiger A person who guards prisoners during transporting of prisoners
fårherde sheep tender, shepherd
fårklippare sheep shearer
fädräng male herdsman, working with cattle
fäflicka female herder, working with cattle
fäktmästare fencing master, master swordsman
fältbagare army baker
fältjägare army ranger
fältpredikant army chaplain
fältskär assistant army surgeon, barber- surgeon
fältväbel (military) sergeant major
fänrik (military) ensign (carries a banner), junior lietutenant also seen as fändrik
färgare dyer, stainer
färgaregesäll journeyman dyer
färikarl ferryman (1829)
färsing weaver, common weaver
fästebonde a tenant farmer This farmer works a farm under contract (fästebrev) from a main farm
förare carrier, transporter, conductor, military: NCO, sergeant meaning varies with context: profession- conductor, railroad- guard, guider, travel- guide, leader, navigator, escort
föreståndare manager manager of a school, or poor house, can also mean warden of a hospital
förpaktare tenant farmer, leaseholder alias to arrendator
förpantare mortgager,
försvarslös unemployed person, vagrant, vagabond also means defenseless
garnhandlare dealer in wools
garnisonssoldat soldier in garrison duty
garvare tanner (1829)
gaständare gas lighter
generalbefälhavare commanding general of a district
generallöjtnant lieutenant general
gesäll journeyman often abbreviated as gs
gjutare caster, founder, moulder works at a foundry
glasarbetare glass worker
glasblåsare glassblower
glasfabrikant glassmaker
glashandlare glassman
glasmakare, glasverkare glassmaker
glasmålare glass painter
glasslipare glass cutter, glass grinder
glasögonmakare maker of glasses, spectacle maker
glättare glosser, glazer, levigator
gratialist pensionary (1889) person who receives or lives on a pension
grenadjär (military) grenadier, infantryman
grosshandlare merchant, wholesale merchant, dealer
gruvarbetare miner
gruvbrytare miner
gruvförvaltare mine owner, puser to a mining company
gruvkarl see gruvarbetare
grönsakshandlare green grocer also known as grönsaksmånglare
gs. abbreviation for gesäll
guldarbetare goldsmith (1829) If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
guldsmed goldsmith (1829) If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
gårdsbrukare farmer
gårdsdräng see dräng
gårdsfogde see befallningsman
gästgivare innkeeper
gördelmakare, götlemakare brazier, girdler (1829, 1889)
hammarmästare forge master
hammarsmed forger, hammerman
hamnfogde overseer of a port
hamnkapten harbor master
handelsidkare trader, merchandiser
handelsman merchant, trader
handhavare dispenser, administrator, distributor
handskmakare glove maker, glover
hantverkare artisan, tradesman, craftsman
hantverksgesäll journeyman artisian
hattmakare hatmaker
hejdriddare ranger governmental official of the forest and hunting system of greater Sweden
hembiträde servant girl, maid
hemmansegare farm owner
hemmansbrukare farmer husbandman (1829) referring to head of household
hemmansägare farmer, homeowner same as jordegare
herrgårdstjenst service at a manor
hjon person (1829, 1889) person who belongs to a group for example: tjänstehjon (a servant), inhyseshjon (a tenant), fattighjon (a pauper)
hjulmakare wheelwright, wheeler
hjulmakardräng wheelwrights servant or assistant
hjälphjon extra hand or helper
hjälphustru helping woman,
hovbagare (1829) the kings baker
hovdam (1829) lady of the court
hovbetjent (1829) officer of the court
hovjunkare (1829) servant to the king an officer who on court days sets the dishes on the kings table and carves the meat
hovkansler court chancellor
hovman (1829) courtier
hudafdragare (1889) skinner, flayer
husbonde (1829) master of a family or house
husdräng (1829) man servant in a house
husfader head of household, father
husflicka girl servant in a house
husfolk farmers, farm people
hushållare housekeeper
husjungfru (1829) see hushållerska
husmamsell housekeeper
husman tenant farmer see inhysseshjon, backstuguhjon (1829), see torpare (1889)
husmoder housewife, mistress of a family
huspiga housemaid
huspredikant private chaplain, house preacher
hustjänare house servant, domestic
hustru wife, mistress of a family
hyttarbetare smelter, works at a foundry
hållkarl hostler one who takes care of horses or mules
hårarbetare hair worker
häradsbokhållare see häradsskrivare
häradsdomare senior jurate the oldest of the jury
häradsfogde bailiff of a härad (district)
häradshövding judge of a härad (distirct), circuit judge
häradsskrivare clerk to assize, deputy clerk compiled various tax records for their taxation district (fögderi)
hövitsman captain
infanterist foot soldier
inhyses to live gratis (costless, free) at another persons house, lodger
inhyseshjon to live gratis (costless, free) at another persons house, lodger
inspektor inspector inspector of a school, or steward. comparable to befallningsman, rättare
inspektör inspector superior, superintendent
ishandlare ice man, dealer of ice
jagare hunter, chaser, pursuer
jodgumma (1829) midwife see barnmorska
jordbrukare husbandman (1829) cultivator, farmer (1889)
jordegare landowner, landholder, landlord
jordegumma midwife (1889)
jungfru maiden, virgin, miss, damsel
junker young nobleman, squire, lord, master, gentleman
jurist lawyer
justitieborgmästare recorder
justitieminister minster of justice
justitiestatsminister lord high chancellor, lord chief justice
juvelerare jeweller
jägare hunter, huntsman, woodman, ranger
jägeribetjent gamekeeper
jägmästare master of the forest, forester (government appointment)
järnhandlare dealer of iron
järnvägsarbetare worker on a railway
järnvägsbetjening service on a railway line
kakelungsmakare tile manufacturer, tile maker used to make tile stoves, or a tile fireplace
kammarfru bedchamber woman
kammarjunkare gentleman of the king's bedchamber
kammarjungfru see kammarpiga
kammarjägare rat hunter
kammarpiga lady's maid
kammarskrivare clerk in a government office
kamrerare accountant, clerk in charge of accounts
kanongjutare cannon founder founder who makes cannons
kapellmästare chapel master
kapellpredikant preacher at a chapel see kaplan
kaplan, kapellan chaplain, out vicar, curate
kapten (military) captain for example infaterikapten is a captain of infantry soldiers
karduansmakare cordwainer, leather dresser worker in cordovan leather, leather from Córdoba, Spain
kavallerist (military) cavalryman
kedjemakare chain maker
kistmakare box maker
kittelbotare, kittelflickare tinker
kittelslagare kettle maker
klampare a foreman at a lumberyard A foreman or supervisor at a lumberyard whose task it is to oversee the sorting of wood that is left over from the saw mill. This sorting was organized into six classifications. The classifications vary according to the production.
klensmed locksmith, toolmaker
klockare, klr. parish clerk During the Middle Ages the klockare was responsible for maintaining and ringing the church bells. Over time, the klockare was given additional duties to assist the parish priest.
klockgjutare bell founder
klr. abbreviation for klockare
kn. abbreviation for knekt
klädesfärgare cloth dyer
klädeshandlare cloth merchant
klädesvävare cloth weaver
klädsömmerska dressmaker
knalle pedlar, chapman, cheap jack
knappmakare button maker
knekt (military) soldier, man at arms
knifvässare knife sharpener, cutler
knifsmed cutler
knipare nipper
knypplare male lace maker
knypplerska female lace maker
koarrendator see mjölkarrendator
kofferdi merchant marine
kofferdikapten captain of a merchant ship
kofferdimatros merchant seaman
koffertsnickare trunk maker
kokerska female cook, cook maid
kogubbe cow feeder, cow keeper
kolarbetare collier one that produces charcoal, or coal miner
kolare coal man, charcoal burner
kolbonde coal carter
kolhandlare coal merchant
komminister perpetual curate a clergyman in charge of a parish, or a clergyman serving as assistant in a parish
kommissarie commissioner could have various meanings such as: police superintendent, sheriffs bailiff, military commissary
konduktor conductor, guard with the railways
konduktör sergeant
konstapel (police) constable in the military it can mean corporal, bombardier, gunner, steward
konstnär artist
kontorskrivare clerk
kontraktsprost rural dean
kopparslagare coppersmith If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
koppartryckare copper plate printer
korgarbetare basket worker, wicker
korgflätare basket maker
korherre canon a clergyman receiving a sum of money for officiating and serving in the church
korpral (military) corporal
kovaktare cow keeper
kreaturshandlare see boskapshandlare
krf., krfi., krfierd, krfj. abbreviation kronofjärdingsman
krigsman soldier
kronoarrendator crown tenant, crown peasant
kronobefallningsman see länsman
kronobetjäning police
kronobonde crown peasant
kronofogde high bailiff and collector of taxes See Kronofogden
kronojägare ranger
kronolänsman, krlmn. see länsman
kronouppbördsman commissioner of the inland revenue, tax collector
krukmakare potter
kryddkrämare grocer, storekeeper
krögare keeper of a public house, tavern keeper, ale draper
kurir courier
kusk, kutsk coachman
kustuppsyningsman an under officer with the coast guard
kvarnarrendator renter of a mill
kvarnbyggare mill wright
kvarndräng mill hand
kvarnegare mill owner
kvarntullsinspektor mill toll inspector
kypare wine cooper, cooper
kyrkobetjänare churchman, clergyman
kyrkoföreståndare churchwarden
kyrkoherde rector, parson, parish minister
kyrkovaktare church guard, sexton
kyrkvärd churchwarden
käpphandlare cane seller, caneman
kökbetjäning kitchen staff
kökspiga kitchen maid
köpman merchant
körsnär fur merchant, furrier see buntmakare
kötthandlare meat salesman, butcher
köttmånglare see kötthandlare
lackerare one who applies lacquer
ladugårdsidkare dairyman
ladugårdspiga dairymaid
laggare hooper a binder, who fastens or binds as with a hoop
lagkarl lawyer
landbo tenant farmer with weaker right than an "åbo" tenant farmer
landshövding lord lieutenant see befallningshavande
landsknekt (military) landsquenet
landskontorist clerk in receivers office
landsman fellow countryman, compatriot
landstrykare vagrant, tramp
landsvägsriddare knight of the road can also mean tramp, marauder
landtbo countryman, person from the country
landtbrukare farmer, gentleman farmer
landtbruksbokhållare under steward
landtbruksinspektor land steward
landtflicka country girl
landthandlare country shopkeeper
landthushållare husbandman see also jordbrukare
landtjunkare country squire, country buck, fox hunter
lantmätare a surveyor employed by the National Surveying Office (Lantmäteriet.)
lappare patcher, botcher, clouter, cobbler
lappbonde Lapp peasant
lappskarvare botcher, cobbler, arch botcher
lappskräddare patch tailor, botcher
lastningsbokhållare shipping clerk
legoknekt (military) mercenary
likörare hearse driver
liktarskeppare lighterman, bargeman
limkokare glue boiler
linberedare flax dresser
linhandlare dealer in flax, flaxman
linhäcklare flax dresser
linvävare linen weaver
livdrabant (military) yeoman of the guard
livdragon (military) trooper belonging to the dragoons
livgrenadjär (military) soldier belonging tot the grenadiers
livhussar (military) trooper belonging to the hussars
ljusfabrikör candlemaker
logarvare tanner
lokomotivförare locomotive driver, locomotive engineer
lots sea pilot
lumphandlare rag dealer
lumpsamlare ragman, rag picker, bunter
lånförmedlare negotiator of loans, broker
läkare doctor healer, curer, physician
länsbokhållare sheriff clerk
länsinnehavare tenant of a feud
länsman sheriff
länsåklagare county prosecutor
lärare teacher
lärling apprentice
löjtnant lieutenant
lösdrivare vagrant
madam title of a married woman in the working class (1889), Mrs. Earlier a title with status between "hustru" (farmers, etc.) and "fru" (noblit, priests, etc.)
madrassmakare mattressmaker
magasinbokhållare warehouse clerk
magasinsförvaltare store keeper, warehouse clerk
magistratsperson municipal officer, magistrate, alderman
magistratssekreterare town clerk
major (military) army major
majorska wife of a major
malmbrytare mine digger, miner
malthandlare dealer in malt, maltman
mamsell miss comparable to fröken
mantalskommissarie tax collector (for the mantals tax)
manufakturhandlare haberdasher dealer in mens clothing and accessories
marketentare sutler a civilian provisioner to an army post often with a shop on the post
marketenterska canteen woman, sutler wench (1889)
marmorarbetare marble cutter
maskinarbetare mechanic, machinist
maskinist machinist
masmästare smelting master
materialförvaltare store keeper
matlagerska female cook
matmoder housewife, mistress of a house
matros sailor, seaman foremast man, tarry sailor, able seaman (1889)
mattbindare mat maker, straw platter
matvaruhandlare provision merchant, deatler in provisions
mejerska dairy maid
messingsslagare brass smith, brazier If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
messingssmed brass smith If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
metallarbetare metal worker
metallgjutare brass founder, brazier
mildsoldat militiaman
mineralgrävare miner
minister government minister
minuthandlare retailer
minör miner (1889)
mjölhandlare flour merchant
mjölkarrendator tenant dairy farmer
mjölkförsäljare milkman
mjölkförsäljerska milkwoman
mjölkhustru milkwoman
mjölkpiga milkmaid, dairymaid
mjöldräng miller's man
mjölnare miller
mjölnarhustru millers wife
mjölnerska miller woman
modehandlare dealer in fancy goods
modesömmerska milliner (1889) a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
modist milliner a person who designs, makes, trims, or sells women's hats
murare mason bricklayer, stone mason
muraregesäll journeyman mason
murarelärling masons apprentice
murarmästare master mason
mureriarbetare bricklayer
murerihandtlangare hodman a bricklayer's or mason's laborer who carries bricks, mortar, cement and the like in a hod
musketerare musketeer
målare painter, artist
målargesäll journeyman painter
målarmästare master painter
månads karl a male worker with a 1 month contract
månglerska market woman could be a variety of goods like, vegetables, fruits, or fish
månglare retailer, dealer of goods like vegetable, fruit, or fish
mältare maltman, maltster
mästare master
mästergesäll master journeyman
möbelhandlare dealer in furniture
möbelmakare cabinet maker
möbelsnickare cabinet maker
mölnare (1829) see mjölnare
mönsterherre (military) muster master
mönsterskrivare (military) muster clerk keeping record of the military muster rolls
mössmakare cap maker
nattman night man
nattvaktare night watchman
nipperhandlare milliner, toyman (1829)
nipphandlerska dealer in fancy articles (1889)
nybyggare settler or colonizer
nålmakare needle maker
nämdeman , nm., nman juror kind of juryman/lay judge
näringsidkare tradesman
nätbindare net maker
officer officer
okulist oculist could be for glasses, or eye doctor
ombudsman attorney, proctor
opperstyrman captain's mate
organist organist
orgelbyggare organ builder
orgelnist organist
orgelspelare organ player
orgeltrampare organ blower
osthandlare cheese dealer, cheesemongers shop
ostronhandlare oysterman, dealer of oysters
oxhandlare cattle dealer
oxslagtare beef butcher
packhusinspektor pack officer
packhuskarl packer
pansarsmed armourer
pantaregare owner of a pawn
pantgivare mortgager
papparbetare paste board worker
pappersfabrikör paper maker
pappershandlare stationer, paper man, paper merchant
pappersskärare paper cutter
pappmakare cardboard
parfymfabrikant perfume manufacturer, perfume maker
parfymhandlare perfumer, perfume dealer
parmmätare hay measurer
pastor parish minister, pastor also known as kyrkoherde and prost
pastor et prepositus, p. et. p. (latin) parish priest
pastorsadjunkt stipendiary curate clergyman receiving pay
pelshandlare furrier
pennberedare pen dispenser
pensionsföreståndare master of a boarding school
perukmakare wig maker
p. et. P. (latin) abbreviation: pastor et prepositus parish priest
piga maid, maiden, servant girl, female farmhand
pipare piper
pipsmed see bössmed
piskmakare whip makeer
plogsmed plough wright
plymmakare feather maker
plåtslagare black smith, worker in sheet iron If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
porterbryggare brewer of dark ale
possessionat Owner of a manor, usually not of a nobility background
postförare mail driver
postmästare postmaster
predikant preacher, sermoner, sermonizer
prest priest, parson, minister, clergyman (1829)
principal employer, master
profoss flogmaster (military)
prost dean, sub dean (1829)
provinsialläkare district physician, country doctor
präst minister
pungmakare pouch maker
rackare deputy executioner, flayer, dog and cat killer in other contexts it can mean rascal, villain
reesig (military)
regementsknekt (military)
repslagare rope maker
resandefolk itinerant, or migratory people
resepredikant itinerant preacher
riddare knight
ridlärare riding master
roddare rower, boatsman, oar's man
rorgängare helmsman, steersman
roteman assistant overseer in cities it can mean alderman of a city ward
rotemästare see rotmästare
rotesoldat (military) soldier for a district in a parish
rotmästare (military) leader it can also mean chief equipper of a soldier
ruggare worker in textile manufacturing
rusthållare farm owner providing a cavalry soldier and horse and equipment to the army a voluntary agreement, in exchange for tax breaks, and not having to provide for a "rote" soldier
ryttare (military) cavalryman
ryttmästare captain of a cavalry
rådbisittare city councilman The primary purpose of a rådbisittare was to oversee the guilds in a city. The rådbisittare was a member of the city council under the mayor (borgmästare) or magistrate. The assignment of a rådbisittare was to watch over the guilds by attending guild meetings. He also worked with the ålderman to take care of economic matters. The position of rådbisittare was for life.
rådman councilman
rättare overseer (1829)
Sacri Ministerii adjunctus, S.M. adj., S.M.A. (latin) assistant priest
Sacri Ministerii Candidat (latin) priest in training
sadelmakare saddle maker, leather worker
salthandlare dealer of salt, saltman
saltmätare person who measures salt
saltpetersjudare/salpetersjudare a boiler or producer of saltpeter see Saltpetersjudare
satinvävare satin weaver
saxmakare maker of scissors, shears, snuffers
segelmakare sail maker
segelsömmare sail maker
sejlare cord maker
sergeant sergeant
sexmän type of parish law enforcement In older times the sexmän were a type of police authority for the discipline and order within a parish. The sexmän fined people for being disruptive during church services, sleeping during church services, drunkenness at banquets, or even sexual offenses. They expressed their charges at the parish council in turn, or according to turn based on the commons of each rote. The number of sexmän varied according to the size of the parish. The purpose of sexmän in a parish was deminished after the municipal reforms of 1862. After 1862 the sexmän were occasionally used to support municipal or church councils by delivering notifications or summons to appear before the respective councils (mostly from church councils.) By the early 1900’s the function of the sexmän was given to the fjärdingsman or village patrolmen.
silkhandlare silk merchant
sillpackare herring packer
sjöman sailor, seaman
skarprättare executioner, hangman
skarpskytt (military) sharpshooter
skattebonde
skatteindrivare tax collector
skeppare skipper
skeppsbyggmästare master ship builder
skeppsgosse ship boy
skoarbetare shoe maker
skogshuggare wood cutter, lumberer
skogvaktare forester
skollärare schoolteacher
skomakare shoemaker
skomakaregesäll journeyman shoemaker
skomakaremästare master shoemaker
skråmästare master of a guild
skräddare, skrädkarl tailor
skräddaregesäll journeyman tailor
skräddarelärling tailor's apprentice
skulptör sculptor
skutskeppare master of a billy boy, hoyman
skådespelare stage player, actor
skärslippare tool, or scissor grinder (sharpener)
skördeman harvestman, harvester, reaper
sköterska nurse
slaktardräng butcher's man
slaktare meat cutter, butcher
S.M. Adj., S.M., S.M.A. see Sacri Ministerii adjunctus
S.M.C., S.M. Cand. see Sacri Ministeri Candidat
smed smith, blacksmith, forger, hammerer If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
smedsgesäll journeyman smith If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
smedsmästare master smith If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
småkrämare dealer in small wares
smältare smelter, melter, fuser
smältarsmed shingler
smörhandlare butterman, butter merchant
snickare joiner, cabinetmaker
snickarmästare master jointer
snörmakare fringemaker, loopmaker, lacemaker
sockenpräst parish priest, parson (1829)
sockenskrivare parish clerk, vestry clerk
sockerbagare confectioner, pastry cook
sockerbruksarbetare sugar refiner (workman)
soldat soldier
speditör forwarding shipping agent agent who receives goods for a firm, who sends the goods to another for a fee
spetshandlare dealer in lace, lace merchant
spetsknypplerska female lace maker
spiksmed nailer, person who makes nails
spinnare spinner
spinnerska female spinner, spinstress
spinnhushjon inmate of a house of correction it was common to send women who broke the law to a spinnhus to serve their time
stadsfogde town bailiff
stadskamrer town clerk
stadsläkare physician to the town, town doctor
statare, statsdräng see statkarl
statkarl farm hand farm worker receiving wages partly in provisions (1889)
statman statesman
statsfru lady of state
stenarbetare stone worker
stenbrytare quarrier, quarryman
stenhuggare stonecutter
stenkolsarbetare collier one who produces charcoal, or coal miner
stickerska knitter, woman who knits
strykerska laundress, ironing woman
strängmakare string maker
studerande student
styckgjutare gun founder
styckjunkare (military) artillery staff sergeant see fanjunkare
styresman governor, head, chief leader, manager, director
styrman (military) steersman helmsman, steerer, navigator, pilot
stålarbetare steel worker
stålsmed steel smith
stålmångelska stall woman
sutor (latin) shoemaker see skomakare
svamphandlare dealer in sponges, sponge merchant (1889)
svarvare turner (1829, as in Lathe turning )
svärdfejare sword cutler, blade smith, armourer
symamsell seamstress
sågställare saw setter
sämskmakare see garvare
sättare type setter, or (military) rammer
taktäckare roofer
tandläkare dentist, tooth drawer (1889)
tapetserare upholsterer, or wall paper hanger
tappare tapster, bottler (1889) tapster is another title for bartender
tattare gipsy (1829)
taxeringsman assessor
tegelformare brick moulder
tegelbrännare brickmaker, tiler
tegelslagare brickmoulder, tiler see tegelslagare
tegeltäckare tiler
tehandlare dealer in tea, tea dealer
tenngjutare pewterer, tinman, tin smith If you are researching an ancestor who worked as a smith, see: Smedskivan
tiggare beggar
timmerhuggare timber cutter
timmerman carpenter, builder
tingsskrivare copyist of court cases
tjuv thief
tjänare servant also means domestic, menial worker, or attendant
tjänstehjon servant, menial work see tjänare
tobakshandlare tobacco merchant
tobaksspinnare tobacco spinner
tolvman se nämdeman
tornväktare tower watch
torpare cottager, tenant farmer, peasant This term can have different meanings according to where you are in the country. In southern Sweden it means a farmer who is dependent on another farm (like a tenant farmer.) In northern Sweden it is more likely that the torpare owned his little farm.
tresserska braider, plaiter
trikotstickerska tricot knitter, a woman who knits tricot fabric
trummare drummer
tryckare printer, pressman
trädgårdsmästare gardener
tullbetjänt customs officer
tulltjänsteman customs officer
tullvaktmästare landing waiter
tunnbindare barrelmaker, cooper
tunnelarbetare tunneller
tvättare male launderer, washerman
tvätterska washerwoman
tvättgumma washerwoman
tältmakare tent maker
ullfärgare wool dyer
ullhandlare wool merchant, trader in wool
underlöjtnant sub lieutenant
underofficer non comissioned officer
underståtthållare sub governor, deputy sheriff
urmakare watch and clockmaker
vagnmakare cartwright, carriage maker
vagnmästare wagon master
vaktare keeper, warder, guard, watcher
vaktmästare caretaker
vallflicka shepherd girl, girl tending cattle, shepherdess
valkare fuller, miller
vallhjon a person tending cattle in the field
vandrare wanderer, rambler, stroller, tramper
vapendragare squire, esquire
vedhuggare wood cutter
vice häradshövding see häradshövding
vicepastor curate a clergyman in charge of a parish, or an assistant to the clergyman in charge of a parish
vinodlare wine grower
vårdarinna nurse
väglagare repairer of roads
vävare weaver
vävskedbindare weaver's comb binder also spelled as Skedbindare or skibindare. See pictures at: [1] (click through pictures).
yllehandlare dealer of woolen cloth, woolman
yrke occupation, profession
yrkesidkare trader
yrkesman craftsman
åbo tenant farmer with conditional, inherited lease
ålderman head man of a company, headmaster (1829), ålderman (1889) An Ålderman (also called Verkmästare) was a master who was designated as the chairman of the guild. Guild members would decide who would be the ålderman. He represented the guild to outside groups, monitored the apprentice contracts, and the placement of both apprentices and journeymen to masters. He issued the travel papers for the journeymen, controlled the journeyman society, and exercised opinion on judicial matters to the guild court in cases of misconduct. He monitored control of the master’s products, and gave permission to the widows of masters to continue their deceased husbands work. Together with the Rådbisittare, the Ålderman represented the guild to the city magistrate. The position of Ålderman was for life.
ämbetsman government official, crown officer
överbefalhavare commander in chief
överkonstapel (military) corporal
överståthållare governor
ölbryggare beer brewer


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