How common is the last name Carpenter?

124,364 people in the United States have the last name Carpenter, about 1 in 2,403. It ranks #247 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CARPENTER

#247

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
124,364
About
1 in 2,403
This common or more
24.6%
Who bears it

Of the 124,364 people with the last name Carpenter, 83% reported their origin as White, 8.3% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Carpenter

#245 Hoffman · 124,557#246 Lawrence · 124,450#248 Greene · 122,836#249 Chapman · 122,597

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Carpenter, most common first.

#13,229 Carpentier · 2,212#45,303 Carpentieri · 509#59,512 Carpintero · 367#84,231 Carpender · 240#92,231 Carvente · 214#155,270 Carpentiere · 101

Also a first name

As a first name, Carpenter ranks #49,660 of 53,615, with 124 people. See Carpenter as a first name

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