Question

These last names provide information about what kind of work the family did in colonial times. Using a dictionary or another resource book, find out what kind of work people with these last names probably did in colonial times.
Cooper
Carver
Thatcher
Carpenter
Miller
Binder
Smith
Wain
wright
Tanner
Shepherd
Mason

Answer 1

Mason

the last name mason comes from the job of a construction worker, specifically a stone/concrete one.

Answer 2

Smith can be any maker but particularly refers to one who works in metals. A blacksmith is usually one who forges iron, while a whitesmith or tinsmith works with tin or other lighter materials. The word smith derives from Old English and is probably a cousin to the Greek word for a wood-carving knife.