Origins of the Carpenter surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 124North West 52Isle of Man 9Yorkshire 298East Midlands 163West Midlands 525East 594London 3131South East 1950South West 672South Wales 465Mid Wales 35West Wales 9North Wales 10Republic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Carpenters lived in london

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    21,000 Carpenter Travel & migration records
    110,000 Carpenters found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Carpenter

    How common is your surname?

    380th most common surname in the UK

    We have for the Carpenter surname. The oldest one dates back to .

    Who were Carpenters most likely to marry?

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    What are the most common Carpenter first names?

    John

    William

    Mary

    Elizabeth

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    Common jobs for Carpenters

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Common female occupations for Carpenters in 1921

    Dressmaker

    512

    Laundress

    397

    Domestic Servant

    303

    General Servant Domestic

    292

    General Servant

    244

    Common male occupations for Carpenters in 1921

    Agricultural Labourer

    653

    Carpenter

    516

    General Labourer

    450

    Farm Labourer

    364

    Farm Hands

    362

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