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 | 68 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 45 |
| Channel Islands | 18 |
| Cheshire | 15 |
| Cornwall | 209 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 18 |
| Devon | 462 |
| Dorset | 31 |
| Durham | 34 |
| Essex | 77 |
| Gloucestershire | 341 |
| Hampshire | 648 |
| Herefordshire | 86 |
| Hertfordshire | 148 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 401 |
| Lancashire | 199 |
| Leicestershire | 23 |
| Lincolnshire | 43 |
| London | 1,534 |
| Middlesex | 105 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 84 |
| Northamptonshire | 74 |
| Nottinghamshire | 4 |
| Oxfordshire | 172 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 24 |
| Suffolk | 87 |
| Somerset | 534 |
| Surrey | 301 |
| Sussex | 358 |
| Staffordshire | 132 |
| Warwickshire | 272 |
| Westmorland | 5 |
| Wiltshire | 523 |
| Worcestershire | 125 |
| Yorkshire | 93 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 27 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 58 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 94 |
| Pembrokeshire | 14 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,230 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 397 |
| Labourer | 112 |
| House Servant | 107 |
| Dress Maker | 88 |
| Servant | 74 |
| Carpenter | 64 |
| General Servant | 57 |
| Laundress | 55 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Carter | 41 |
| Farm Labourer | 37 |
| Cook | 34 |
| Gardener | 33 |
| House Maid | 30 |
| Coal Miner | 28 |
| Domestic Servant | 27 |
| Miner | 24 |
| Shoe Maker | 24 |
| Straw Plaiter | 24 |
| Blacksmith | 22 |
| Nurse | 20 |
| Painter | 20 |
| Tailor | 19 |
| Shepherd | 18 |
| 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 |