Carver Surname
Approximately 52,897 people bear this surname
Carver Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the carver,' a servitor whose duty it was to carve at table. 'Item, to William Denton, carver to the Queen, —26 13s. 4d,' (1503): Privy Purse Exp., Elizabeth of York.
Adam le Karver, Devon, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameCarver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43,306 | 1:8,370 | 998 |
| England | 4,977 | 1:11,195 | 1,656 |
| Canada | 1,467 | 1:25,116 | 3,384 |
| Australia | 1,326 | 1:20,359 | 2,823 |
| Mauritius | 322 | 1:4,017 | 778 |
| South Africa | 243 | 1:222,954 | 23,313 |
| Scotland | 215 | 1:24,901 | 2,731 |
| Wales | 196 | 1:15,788 | 1,710 |
| New Zealand | 162 | 1:27,953 | 4,881 |
| France | 97 | 1:684,770 | 87,242 |
| Northern Ireland | 74 | 1:24,933 | 2,784 |
| Thailand | 41 | 1:1,722,886 | 219,200 |
| Ireland | 40 | 1:117,723 | 5,959 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| Jersey | 39 | 1:2,544 | 430 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Liberia | 31 | 1:142,211 | 10,418 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,536 | 1:9,612 | 1,448 |
| Wales | 107 | 1:14,658 | 870 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:49,910 | 3,440 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,002 | 1:7,172 | 909 |
Carver (885) may also be a first name.
Carver Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title, 'the carver,' a servitor whose duty it was to carve at table. 'Item, to William Denton, carver to the Queen, —26 13s. 4d,' (1503): Privy Purse Exp., Elizabeth of York.
Adam le Karver, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard le Kerver, Lincolnshire, ibid.
1565. Married — Steven Carver and Jayne Byllam: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1613. Baptised — Thomas, s. John Carvor: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Most probably from the occupation of wood-carver, "Ne purtreyour, ne kerver of images" Chaucer, The Knightes Tale, 1.1041. Payment was made to John Kerver, merchant of Scotland, 1476 (Bain, IV, 1443). Symon Karwur bound himself to the Abbey of Dunfermelyn in 1507"for all and hail the dais of his lyfe that he sall remane and wirk in the abba in the craft of the wryt craft and repare all neidfull werkis of the samyn als far has he hafis knawlege" (RD., p. 361). Robert Carwor witnessed a precept of sasine at Scone, 1544 (Scon, p. 207).
(English) 1 Sculptor, Wood-Carver [Middle English kerver(e, karver(e; Old English ceorfan, to cut] 2 Carving-Servitor.
Adam le Karver.—Hundred Rolls I contreved tooles Of carpentrie, of kerveres, And compased masons.—Mers Plowman, 5966-8.
Ne portreitour, ne kervere of ymages.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 1899.
(English) The wood carver, or cutter.
The occupation.
From car-veor, the great rock.
Carver: the servant who carved the meat. Same as Dresser.
Carver Demographics
Carver Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Carver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Carver is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Carver? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,622nd most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 137,769 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Carver reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 273,274th most common first name at a global level, held by 885 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 43,306 people, or 1 in 8,370. In The United States Carver is most common in: Georgia, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 76 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Carver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Carver has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 618 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 287 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 44 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Carver Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Carver last name is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Carver surname are 17.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Carver earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 189.88% more than the national average, earning 1,003,220 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 166.41% more than the national average, earning R 633,084 per year; in United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,390 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.37% less than the national average, earning $48,011 CAD per year.
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