Carpender

For other uses, see Carpender (disambiguation) and Carpenter (surname).

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

Carpender

Pronunciation	Kar' pen tar
Origin
Meaning	worker or fixer of wood, builder of wood
Other names
Variant forms	Carpenter,Carpentier, Charpentier, etc.

See also

• Carpenders Park
• Carpenders Park railway station