Carp

See also: carp

English

Etymology

• As a German, Polish, and Jewish surname, spelling variant of Karp.
• As an English surname, from the noun carp (“kind of fish”).
• Also as an English surname, from the verb carp (“to complain”).

Proper noun

Carp (plural Carps)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carp is the 31960^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 722 individuals. Carp is most common among White (94.04%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293.

Anagrams

• ACPR, APCR, CRAP, RCAP, crap, parc, prac