A Survey of English Bynames:
Bynames Ending in -hewer

by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)

© 2002-2013 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.4, updated 28 May 2013

Occupational Bynames Ending in -hewer

The byname Hewer also appears without a prepended element.

[medium] + hewer
le Bordhewere
Blockhewer
Fleshewer (slaughters cattle) [also RW s.n. Flesher]
Silverhewer
Stonehewer [RW p. 429] [Bardsley p. 719]
Woodhewer

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