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


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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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