How it works
This farmer name generator makes up a farmer for a story, a game or a class play, as in "Alden Sheafgood, a crofter" or "Arlene Stookley, a beekeeper." The surnames are invented; the kinds of farmer are real words.
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First name, surname, kind
Press New farmer name. Lock a surname such as Scythewell and press for a whole family, or lock the kind on drover and press for a crew on the road.
The kinds are real words
A yeoman farmed land of his own; a tenant farmer rents it; a hayward once watched over the crops. The list under the tool gives the dictionary meaning of each kind, old and new.
Questions and answers
What is a crofter?
One who holds a croft, a small farm, and is usually the person who lives on it and works it. English Wiktionary gives the word; this page deals it as one of its kinds of farmer.
What is a yeoman farmer?
In history, a yeoman was one of a class of small freeholders who farmed their own land, a commoner of good standing, English Wiktionary says.
What is a tenant farmer?
A person who farms land rented from a landlord. A smallholder, by contrast, owns or runs a small farm, and a hired hand is employed for chores and manual labor on someone else's.
Are these real farmers?
No. The first names are plain real names, but each surname is invented and was checked against the surname table of the 2020 United States Census. A made-up name can still match a real person.