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


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=== References ===
== References ==
 
Anderson, Kent &amp; Henrik Anderö.''Ordbok för släktforskare''. ICA Bokfölag, Västerås 2006 <br>
Anderson, Kent &amp; Anderö, Henrik, <u>Ordbok för släktforskare</u>, 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>
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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>
*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]
Harlock, Walter E. ''Svensk - Engelsk Ordbok: Skolupplaga''. P. A. Norstedt &amp; Söner, Stockholm 1944<br>
 
Stockholm Stadsarkiv. "Rådbisittare", ''Källhandbok till Skråarkiven''. Stockholm, 2010<br>
*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]
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>
 
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>


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