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Where Does The Last Name Carpenter Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Carpenter (Arabic: كاربنتر, Marathi: कारपेन्टर) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carpenter? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 2,690^th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,158 people. The surname Carpenter occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Carpenter reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 426,190^th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 409 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 168,144 people, or 1 in 2,156. In The United States Carpenter is most numerous in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 130 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Carpenter Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Carpenter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carpenter last name rose 451 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 181 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 178 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carpenter Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Carpenter last name is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Carpenter are 16.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Carpenter earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.68% less than the national average, earning 246,828 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.19% more than the national average, earning R 361,656 per year; in United States they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $42,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,263 CAD per year.