Carpenter Name Meaning: Occupational name for a worker of 'wood',from Latin 'carpentarius' meaning 'carriage maker'.
This is one of a select group of occupational surnames developed from skilled & needed employment.
Discover how your Carpenter ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 44 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 31 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 17 |
| Cornwall | 227 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 10 |
| Devon | 413 |
| Dorset | 26 |
| Durham | 9 |
| Essex | 70 |
| Gloucestershire | 343 |
| Hampshire | 543 |
| Herefordshire | 120 |
| Hertfordshire | 112 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 18 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 365 |
| Lancashire | 109 |
| Leicestershire | 15 |
| Lincolnshire | 67 |
| London | 1,398 |
| Middlesex | 66 |
| Northumberland | 14 |
| Norfolk | 89 |
| Northamptonshire | 100 |
| Nottinghamshire | 3 |
| Oxfordshire | 149 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 18 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 82 |
| Somerset | 480 |
| Surrey | 171 |
| Sussex | 335 |
| Staffordshire | 75 |
| Warwickshire | 273 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 490 |
| Worcestershire | 101 |
| Yorkshire | 54 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 10 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 405 |
| Female Servant | 282 |
| Independent | 198 |
| Labourer | 122 |
| Male Servant | 110 |
| Farmer | 79 |
| Carpenter | 59 |
| Shoe Maker | 42 |
| Ag Labourer | 41 |
| Laundress | 23 |
| Pauper | 23 |
| Servant | 22 |
| Weaver | 21 |
| Grocer | 20 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Tailor | 19 |
| Dress Maker | 19 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| Blacksmith | 16 |
| Baker | 15 |
| Ribbon Weaver | 15 |
| Porter | 14 |
| Miner | 13 |
| Apprentice | 11 |
| Clerk | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Carpenter | 5,364 |
| Mary Carpenter | 4,522 |
| John Carpenter | 4,039 |
| Elizabeth Carpenter | 3,252 |
| George Carpenter | 3,227 |
| James Carpenter | 2,681 |
| Sarah Carpenter | 2,454 |
| Thomas Carpenter | 2,314 |
| Henry Carpenter | 1,932 |
| Charles Carpenter | 1,909 |
| Ann Carpenter | 1,612 |
| Jane Carpenter | 1,479 |
| Eliza Carpenter | 1,342 |
| Alice Carpenter | 1,206 |
| Joseph Carpenter | 1,142 |
| Emily Carpenter | 1,109 |
| Emma Carpenter | 1,083 |
| Annie Carpenter | 1,078 |
| Ellen Carpenter | 1,029 |
| Frederick Carpenter | 919 |
| Alfred Carpenter | 886 |
| Edward Carpenter | 851 |
| Albert Carpenter | 733 |
| Robert Carpenter | 733 |
| Richard Carpenter | 680 |