Carpenter - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Carpenter \c(a)-rpen-ter, car-pe-nter\ is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "carriage maker". Occupational name turned surname, rarely used as a given name.

Carpenter has 1 variant form: Charpentier.

A baby name that sounds like Carpenter is Corben.

Carpenter is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Carpenter. Click here to compare Carpenter with related baby names.