This is a collection of the job titles or occupations of the people living in London in the 19th Century.
| Nail manufacturer | The owner of a nail making shop or factory. |
| Naperer | A royal servant in charge of table linen. |
| Napier | A person in charge of the table linen in a Manor House. See Naperer |
| Narrow Weaver | A weaver of ribbons and tapes, etc. |
| Navigator | A sailor in charge of navigating, a pilot, or a labourer who dug canals and later worked on the railways. The origin of navvy. |
| Navigor | See Navigator. |
| Navvy | labourer |
| Neatherd or Neatherder | Herds cows |
| Necessary Woman | A servant responsible for emptying and cleaning chamber pots |
| Necker | Someone who fed cardboard into the machine that makes cardboard boxes. |
| Nedder or Nedeller | A needle maker. |
| Needle Pointer | A filer or fettler in needlemaking, or a person engaged in the craft of needlepoint. |
| Needle Woman or Worker | one who sews |
| Netter | Someone who made nets. |
| Nettir | A knitter. |
| News Vendor, Coster | Someone who sold newspapers in the streets. |
| Newsagent | Ashop that sold newspapers. |
| Nightman | See Night Soilman. |
| Night Soilman | one who emptied cesspits, ashpits and backyard toilets |
| Nightwalker | A watchman or bellman. |
| Night Watchman | A caretaker, or watchman. |
| Nimgimmer | A doctor. |
| Nipper | A lorry boy, or young person employed by the carter or wagoner to assist with the collection and delivery of goods. |
| Nob Thatcher | A maker of wigs. |
| Noon Tender | Someone who guarded goods on the quay while the customs officers or dockers were at lunch. |
| Notary | Someone authorised to draw up or witness contracts, wills, deeds, or similar documents. |
| Noterer | A Notary. |
| Nudel Sorter | Someone who sorts Nudels. |
| Nudel Sorter, Apprentice | An apprentice to a qualified Nudel Sorter. |
| Nurse | Tended the sick. |
| Nurse Girl | A trainee nurse. |
| Nurse, Dom | A domestic nurse. |
| Nurse, Sick | Nurse. |
| Nursemaid | Nurses children |
| Nursery Boot Maker | Made boots. |
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