Tasker Family History
Tasker Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire and Lancashire): occupational name for someone who did piece-work (especially someone who threshed grain) from an unrecorded Middle English tasker a derivative of Middle English task(e) ‘task piece of work’ (Old French tasque) for someone who was paid for piece-work especially threshing grain. In some cases also Slovenian (Tašker): occupational name for a maker of purses bags derived from taška ‘bag’ a loanword from German (see Taschner ).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022