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Carpenter
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Origin Of The Surname Carpenter
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Meaning Of The Surname Carpenter
Wood worker
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Interesting
Facts About
Carpenter
This Old English name was most commonly given as an occupational name for those who earned their livings working with wood. The term ‘carpenter’ comes from the Anglo-French word ‘Carpentier’ which was brought over to England in 1066 by the Normans. This term though, in fact, comes from the Latin term ‘carpentum’ which meant cart. This name was one of the most common occupational names in the Middle Ages, along with Smith, Tanner and Miller. |
Carpenter Statistics
Carpenter is the number 314 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 28,409 share the surname Carpenter in the UK.
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