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 | 38 |
| Buckinghamshire | 63 |
| Berkshire | 165 |
| Cambridgeshire | 81 |
| Channel Islands | 35 |
| Cheshire | 52 |
| Cornwall | 177 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 53 |
| Devon | 491 |
| Dorset | 50 |
| Durham | 86 |
| Essex | 527 |
| Gloucestershire | 505 |
| Hampshire | 932 |
| Herefordshire | 94 |
| Hertfordshire | 254 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 2 |
| Kent | 765 |
| Lancashire | 385 |
| Leicestershire | 79 |
| Lincolnshire | 136 |
| London | 2,948 |
| Middlesex | 722 |
| Northumberland | 75 |
| Norfolk | 105 |
| Northamptonshire | 158 |
| Nottinghamshire | 49 |
| Oxfordshire | 184 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Suffolk | 142 |
| Somerset | 595 |
| Surrey | 756 |
| Sussex | 576 |
| Staffordshire | 377 |
| Warwickshire | 515 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 466 |
| Worcestershire | 288 |
| Yorkshire | 344 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 29 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 3 |
| Carmarthenshire | 29 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 552 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 10 |
| Monmouthshire | 310 |
| Pembrokeshire | 10 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,408 |
| Farm Labourer | 132 |
| General Labourer | 106 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 91 |
| Private Means | 91 |
| Labourer | 82 |
| Domestic Servant | 73 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 72 |
| Dressmaker | 67 |
| Clerk | 58 |
| Farmer | 54 |
| None | 52 |
| Laundress | 51 |
| Cook (domestic) | 46 |
| Shop Assistant | 43 |
| General Servant Domestic | 42 |
| House Painter | 39 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 38 |
| Bricklayer | 37 |
| Carman | 37 |
| Scholar | 37 |
| At School | 35 |
| Carpenter | 35 |
| At Home | 34 |
| Housekeeper | 34 |
| 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 |