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Carpenter (surname)

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Carpenter is an occupational surname derived from the profession of carpenter. Within the United States, it ranked as the 231st-most common surname as of the 2010 census.[1]

Carpenter
Pronunciation/ˈkɑːrpəntər/
Origin
Meaningworker or fixer of wood, builder of wood
Region of originEngland, France
Other names
Variant formsZimmermann, Zimmerman, Timmerman, Carpentier, Charpentier

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The Carpenter surname has roots in the Anglo-Norman French introduced into England about the time of the Norman conquest of England of 1066. The earliest attested use as a surname in English is from 1121,[2] though its use as a secondary name or description in the Domesday Book of 1086 might have precedence. It came into common use in Middle English circa 1275–1325.

In Old French, the surname was commonly written as "Carpentier" and its earlier form as "Charpentier".[3][4] Its use as a surname may have derived as a nickname or description of one's occupation circa 900–1000.[5][citation needed]

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  • Dr. Carpenter, British spy in Ice Station Zebra (novel)
  • "Mr. Carpenter", alias of Klaatu in the film The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • The Carpenter family, a protagonist family line in the 1987 novel Sarum
  • The Carpenter Clan, a group of women in the 1996 novel Shadow Ranch by Jo-Ann Mapson

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References

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  1. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau; "Frequently Occurring Surnames From the 2010 Census: Top 1,000 Surnames"; published December 27, 2016; <https://www2.census.gov/topics/genealogy/2010surnames/Names_2010Census_Top1000.xlsx>
  2. ↑ Online Etymology Dictionary by Douglas Harper, 2001–2010, accessed April 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. pp. 293, 319. ISBN 9780195165593.
  4. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  5. ↑ Combined from several sources including: Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary, 1996 by Barnes & Noble Books, and Concise Oxford Dictionary – 10th Edition by Oxford University Press.
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