Carp Family History
Carp Name Meaning
German Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Karp . English (Somerset): from Middle English Old French carpe ‘carp’ in some cases a nickname 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.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022