How Many People Have the Last Name Carpenter?
people had the surname Carpenter in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,271 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+2,825 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Carpenter (86.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 8.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Carpenter ranks #171. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Carpenter grew from 127,073 people in 2000 to 129,898 in 2010 (up 2.2%), and its rank fell from #211 to #231. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 47.11 to 44.04 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 127,073 | 129,898 |
| Rank | #211 | #231 |
| Per 100,000 people | 47.11 | 44.04 |
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Same Soundex code as Carpenter: C615
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