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


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


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


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


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


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

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

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

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


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