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 | 31 |
| Buckinghamshire | 56 |
| Berkshire | 145 |
| Cambridgeshire | 64 |
| Channel Islands | 40 |
| Cheshire | 66 |
| Cornwall | 158 |
| Cumberland | 1 |
| Derbyshire | 45 |
| Devon | 464 |
| Dorset | 29 |
| Durham | 78 |
| Essex | 409 |
| Gloucestershire | 521 |
| Hampshire | 859 |
| Herefordshire | 103 |
| Hertfordshire | 233 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 696 |
| Lancashire | 302 |
| Leicestershire | 77 |
| Lincolnshire | 131 |
| London | 2,752 |
| Middlesex | 455 |
| Northumberland | 64 |
| Norfolk | 91 |
| Northamptonshire | 133 |
| Nottinghamshire | 60 |
| Oxfordshire | 162 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 27 |
| Suffolk | 139 |
| Somerset | 578 |
| Surrey | 718 |
| Sussex | 522 |
| Staffordshire | 329 |
| Warwickshire | 461 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 453 |
| Worcestershire | 239 |
| Yorkshire | 300 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 26 |
| Cardiganshire | 6 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 21 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 352 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | 282 |
| Pembrokeshire | 11 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 166 |
| General Labourer | 156 |
| General Servant Domestic | 130 |
| Cook Domestic | 106 |
| Dress Maker | 104 |
| Scholar | 102 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 57 |
| Farmer | 54 |
| Domestic Servant | 53 |
| Laundress Wash | 53 |
| Carpenter | 51 |
| School | 51 |
| Gardener Domestic | 47 |
| House Maid Domestic | 44 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 41 |
| House Painter | 40 |
| Nurse Domestic | 34 |
| Bricklayer | 33 |
| Charwoman | 33 |
| Gardener | 29 |
| Police Constable | 28 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 28 |
| Servant Domestic | 27 |
| Farm Labourer | 27 |
| Tailor | 24 |
| 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 |