Contractor

See also: contractor

English

Etymology

From contractor, an occupational surname for a supplier of goods or services; this surname originated in India, but derives from the English word.

Proper noun

Contractor (plural Contractors)

1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Contractor is the 40371^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 542 individuals. Contractor is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Contractor”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 363.