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 | 23 |
| Buckinghamshire | 58 |
| Berkshire | 115 |
| Cambridgeshire | 49 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 39 |
| Cornwall | 167 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 17 |
| Devon | 437 |
| Dorset | 37 |
| Durham | 51 |
| Essex | 147 |
| Gloucestershire | 431 |
| Hampshire | 798 |
| Herefordshire | 107 |
| Hertfordshire | 182 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 530 |
| Lancashire | 257 |
| Leicestershire | 56 |
| Lincolnshire | 80 |
| London | 2,423 |
| Middlesex | 212 |
| Northumberland | 36 |
| Norfolk | 97 |
| Northamptonshire | 88 |
| Nottinghamshire | 14 |
| Oxfordshire | 164 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 3 |
| Suffolk | 98 |
| Somerset | 537 |
| Surrey | 454 |
| Sussex | 460 |
| Staffordshire | 241 |
| Warwickshire | 358 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 514 |
| Worcestershire | 181 |
| Yorkshire | 203 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 22 |
| Cardiganshire | 8 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 15 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 141 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 228 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,986 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 310 |
| Domestic Servant | 134 |
| General Labourer | 126 |
| Labourer | 114 |
| Dress Maker | 109 |
| General Servant | 108 |
| Laundress | 76 |
| Farm Labourer | 63 |
| Carpenter | 62 |
| Annuitant | 56 |
| General Servant Domestic | 51 |
| Coal Miner | 44 |
| Gardener | 43 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 30 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| No Occupation | 28 |
| Servant Domestic | 26 |
| Bricklayer | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 24 |
| Dressmaker | 24 |
| General Domestic Servant | 22 |
| Silk Weaver | 22 |
| Housemaid Domestic Servant | 21 |
| Servant | 21 |
| 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 |