Carp Family History
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Carp Name Meaning
German, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Karp. English: from Middle English, Old French carpe ‘carp’, in some cases a nickname for a greedy person or for someone thought to resemble the fish in some other way; also a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or a seller of the fish. English: possibly a nickname for a garrulous or complaining person, from Middle English carp(e) ‘carping speech’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Karp, Cap, Cart, Capp, Harp, Card, Care, Carl, Corp, Car