I've always been curious as to how people ended up with their last names. I was taught that someone named Smith had a relative way back that was a blacksmith, and a Taylor probably had a distant relative who was a tailor. If you're a Forester, Fishman, Doorman, Carpenter, Boatman, Cook, Boardman, or Bachman (chiropractor), you probably had a relative who was one. You can learn a lot about people by their last name. For example, you may not want to arm wrestle someone named Armstrong nor trade with someone named Crook. Just how far back would you have to...

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