Last Names Derived from Professions

1.
I Capture the Castle
I Capture the Castle 3.99 avg rating — 113,026 ratings
2.
The Crucible
The Crucible 3.61 avg rating — 452,134 ratings
3.
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 3.70 avg rating — 101,119 ratings
4.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 255,373 ratings
5.
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 273,160 ratings
6.
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman 3.58 avg rating — 252,740 ratings
7.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 3.92 avg rating — 996,626 ratings
8.
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1)
Gorky Park (Arkady Renko, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 69,057 ratings
9.
A Room with a View
A Room with a View 3.90 avg rating — 197,352 ratings
10.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner 3.97 avg rating — 61,814 ratings
11.
The Dark Is Rising Sequence (The Dark is Rising, #1-5)
The Dark Is Rising Sequence (The Dark is Rising, #1-5) 4.29 avg rating — 16,528 ratings
12.
Daisy Miller
Daisy Miller 3.37 avg rating — 36,980 ratings
13.
She Stoops to Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer 3.65 avg rating — 12,183 ratings
14.
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7)
Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) 4.73 avg rating — 299,531 ratings
15.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread 3.59 avg rating — 17,387 ratings
16.
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters 3.97 avg rating — 3,250 ratings
17.
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (World of Beatrix Potter, #2) 3.97 avg rating — 8,855 ratings
18.
A Passage to India
A Passage to India 3.68 avg rating — 84,380 ratings
19.
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1) 3.67 avg rating — 7,125,687 ratings
20.
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 371,067 ratings
21.
Howards End
Howards End 3.96 avg rating — 93,446 ratings
22.
The Vicar of Wakefield
The Vicar of Wakefield 3.46 avg rating — 10,542 ratings
23.
Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an
Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an 3.84 avg rating — 24,685 ratings
23.
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (St. Leibowitz, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 116,692 ratings
25.
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) 3.94 avg rating — 165,220 ratings
26.
White Teeth
White Teeth 3.79 avg rating — 170,736 ratings
27.
Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1)
Forrest Gump (Forrest Gump, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 71,430 ratings
28.
The Piano Tuner
The Piano Tuner 3.62 avg rating — 15,689 ratings
29.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Mayor of Casterbridge 3.86 avg rating — 65,070 ratings
30.
Blacklands (Exmoor Trilogy, #1)
Blacklands (Exmoor Trilogy, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 10,250 ratings
31.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,889 ratings
32.
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 4.30 avg rating — 499,158 ratings
33.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 3.88 avg rating — 34,378 ratings
34.
Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge 3.62 avg rating — 18,373 ratings
35.
We Need to Talk About Kevin
We Need to Talk About Kevin 4.08 avg rating — 207,197 ratings
36.
Understood Betsy
Understood Betsy 4.24 avg rating — 14,803 ratings
37.
Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2)
Tropic of Capricorn (Tropic, #2) 3.81 avg rating — 21,068 ratings
38.
Hope Was Here
Hope Was Here 4.01 avg rating — 21,259 ratings
39.
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2)
Tears of the Giraffe (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #2) 3.98 avg rating — 59,902 ratings
40.
The Avion My Uncle Flew
The Avion My Uncle Flew 3.91 avg rating — 572 ratings
41.
Christy
Christy 4.25 avg rating — 56,472 ratings
42.
Breathing Lessons
Breathing Lessons 3.66 avg rating — 32,316 ratings
43.
The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,138 ratings
44.
MASH: A Novel about Three Army Doctors (M*A*S*H, #1)
MASH: A Novel about Three Army Doctors (M*A*S*H, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 9,908 ratings
45.
Seven Little Australians (Woolcots, #1)
Seven Little Australians (Woolcots, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 4,802 ratings
46.
The Diary of a Nobody
The Diary of a Nobody 3.69 avg rating — 17,698 ratings
47.
Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3)
Morality for Beautiful Girls (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 45,391 ratings
48.
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1)
River God (Ancient Egypt, #1) 4.22 avg rating — 42,964 ratings
49.
Midnight On The Moon (Magic Tree House, #8)
Midnight On The Moon (Magic Tree House, #8) 3.95 avg rating — 17,187 ratings
50.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) 4.47 avg rating — 11,063,285 ratings
51.
The Real Mother Goose
The Real Mother Goose 4.33 avg rating — 36,241 ratings
52.
Vaclav & Lena
Vaclav & Lena 3.65 avg rating — 5,469 ratings
52.
Class
Class 3.67 avg rating — 557 ratings
54.
The Complete Poems
The Complete Poems 4.09 avg rating — 6,332 ratings
55.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight 3.97 avg rating — 56,650 ratings
56.
Delusions of Grandma
Delusions of Grandma 3.47 avg rating — 1,393 ratings
57.
A Summons to Memphis
A Summons to Memphis 3.63 avg rating — 6,770 ratings
58.
No Way of Telling
No Way of Telling 3.99 avg rating — 82 ratings
58.
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self
The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Self 4.05 avg rating — 29,440 ratings
58.
Morning Glory
Morning Glory 4.27 avg rating — 16,330 ratings
58.
The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury 3.86 avg rating — 192,266 ratings
62.
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain 3.95 avg rating — 9,278 ratings
62.
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1)
Erewhon (Erewhon, #1) 3.28 avg rating — 4,463 ratings
64.
The Old Man and Mr. Smith: A Fable
The Old Man and Mr. Smith: A Fable 3.94 avg rating — 848 ratings
65.
The Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, #1-3)
The Regeneration Trilogy (Regeneration, #1-3) 4.37 avg rating — 2,837 ratings
66.
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer 4.38 avg rating — 2,198 ratings
67.
Darkmans (Thames Gateway, #3)
Darkmans (Thames Gateway, #3) 3.65 avg rating — 2,417 ratings
67.
Sartoris
Sartoris 3.81 avg rating — 1,550 ratings
67.
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats
The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats 4.23 avg rating — 39,742 ratings
70.
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
A Dictionary of Modern English Usage 4.23 avg rating — 1,057 ratings
71.
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 4.41 avg rating — 922 ratings
71.
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 3.96 avg rating — 8,809 ratings
73.
The Great Hunger : Ireland 1845-9
The Great Hunger : Ireland 1845-9 4.18 avg rating — 1,246 ratings
74.
The Lost Crown
The Lost Crown 3.82 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
75.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains 3.97 avg rating — 3,662 ratings
76.
Tristan et Isolde
Tristan et Isolde 3.80 avg rating — 919 ratings
76.
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6)
The Long Goodbye (Philip Marlowe, #6) 4.19 avg rating — 45,500 ratings
78.
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I) 4.37 avg rating — 3,468 ratings
79.
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2)
Farewell, My Lovely (Philip Marlowe, #2) 4.09 avg rating — 41,871 ratings
80.
K-PAX The Trilogy (K-PAX, #1-3)
K-PAX The Trilogy (K-PAX, #1-3) 4.12 avg rating — 1,395 ratings
80.
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4)
The Lady in the Lake (Philip Marlowe, #4) 4.06 avg rating — 27,282 ratings
82.
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England: A Novel
An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England: A Novel 2.97 avg rating — 6,533 ratings
83.
The Deerslayer (The Leatherstocking Tales, #1)
The Deerslayer (The Leatherstocking Tales, #1) 3.69 avg rating — 14,485 ratings
83.
Homer's Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey 4.20 avg rating — 15,861 ratings
85.
Cimarron
Cimarron 3.80 avg rating — 857 ratings
85.
Dragon's Lair (Justin de Quincy, #3)
Dragon's Lair (Justin de Quincy, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 3,138 ratings
87.
On My Honor
On My Honor 3.69 avg rating — 6,508 ratings
88.
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1)
Child 44 (Leo Demidov, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 88,694 ratings
89.
Patience & Sarah
Patience & Sarah 3.91 avg rating — 5,147 ratings
90.
Native Son
Native Son 4.04 avg rating — 103,281 ratings
91.
The Case of the Lonely Heiress (Perry Mason, #31)
The Case of the Lonely Heiress (Perry Mason, #31) 3.91 avg rating — 1,901 ratings
91.
The Thief of Always
The Thief of Always 4.21 avg rating — 36,363 ratings
93.
Atemschaukel
Atemschaukel 3.90 avg rating — 6,792 ratings
94.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,478 ratings
95.
Ingenious Pain
Ingenious Pain 3.71 avg rating — 1,900 ratings
96.
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1)
Edwin of the Iron Shoes (Sharon McCone #1) 3.85 avg rating — 6,618 ratings
97.
Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country
Blood River: The Terrifying Journey through the World's Most Dangerous Country 3.98 avg rating — 11,890 ratings
98.
The Origins of the Second World War
The Origins of the Second World War really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,807 ratings
99.
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (World of Beatrix Potter, #14)
The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies (World of Beatrix Potter, #14) 4.15 avg rating — 7,103 ratings
100.
Lamb in His Bosom
Lamb in His Bosom 3.86 avg rating — 1,827 ratings
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