Why do servant surnames sound like jobs?

The surname bank is built from trade-derived family names like Chaffer, Tiller, and Plummer, so a servant's lineage reads as named for work. That occupational surname is what marks the character's lower station.

Does the surname change with gender?

No. Only the first name switches between the male and female banks. The occupational surname pool is shared, so a household staff list reads as one family of servants across genders.

How should I use these names?

Treat them as below-stairs household characters: cooks, grooms, maids, and stewards. Keep them plain and avoid grand titles, since the servile register is what makes them believable.

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About female servant names

How female servant names are built

A servant is a given name plus an occupational surname, the first name switching by gender (155 male, 154 female) and both closing on a shared 167-entry surname bank. The surnames are trade-derived family names, so "Baldrick Chaffer", "Baxter Tiller" and "Justine Tucket" read as household staff whose lineage is named for work. The given names are plain period English, keeping the whole result grounded and lower-status by design.

Baldrick Chaffer
Baldrick (male given name) + Chaffer (occupational surname)
Jeanette Sexton
Jeanette (female given name) + Sexton (occupational surname)
Baxter Tiller
Baxter (male given name) + Tiller (occupational surname)

Naming notes

The surname carries the station: occupational names like Chaffer, Tiller, Plummer and Tucket evoke a family bound to a trade, fitting cooks, stewards, grooms, and maids. Because the surname bank is shared across genders, a household roster reads as one staff even when mixing "Baldrick" and "Jeanette". Keep the names plain; the point is believable below-stairs characters, so avoid pairing these with grand epithets that would break the servile register.

Questions about female servant names

Why do servant surnames sound like jobs?: The surname bank is built from trade-derived family names like Chaffer, Tiller, and Plummer, so a servant's lineage reads as named for work. That occupational surname is what marks the character's lower station.
Does the surname change with gender?: No. Only the first name switches between the male and female banks. The occupational surname pool is shared, so a household staff list reads as one family of servants across genders.
How should I use these names?: Treat them as below-stairs household characters: cooks, grooms, maids, and stewards. Keep them plain and avoid grand titles, since the servile register is what makes them believable.