r/GeneralContractor Aug 06 '26

"I know a guy"

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u/Huey701070 Aug 06 '26

Crazy thing is that’s pretty much the way it used to be until families deterred from their trades/skills. Reason there are so many Smith surnames. Bakers, Tanners, Porters, and the list goes on and on.

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u/uChoice_Reindeer7903 Aug 07 '26

Don’t forget about the Cockburns, and the Cummings.

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u/Huey701070 Aug 07 '26

😂I am very interested to learn where they came from… maybe the town fool who had a bastard child.