Carpender
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Pronunciation | Kar' pen tar |
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Meaning | worker or fixer of wood, builder of wood |
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Variant form(s) | Carpenter, Zimmermann, Zimmerman, Carpentier, Charpentier |
Carpender is a surname. It is an English phonetic variant of the surname Carpenter. It is sometimes seen as Carpendar. Notable people with the surname include:
- Arthur S. Carpender, American Vice Admiral of World War II, served in World War I
- Dave Carpender, guitarist with The Greg Kihn Band
- Edward Weston Carpender (ca. 1796 – 1877), United States Navy officer who served in three wars
- Henry de la Bruyere Carpender and William Carpender Stevens, suspects in the Hall–Mills murder case
- Tom Carpender, former bass player with The Rubinoos
- William Carpender (1844–1927), American banker