Karp

See also: karp, kärp, and kārp-

English

Etymology

• As a German, Polish, and Jewish surname, from Yiddish and German Karpfen (“carp”).
• As a German, Polish, and Russian surname, reduced from the Koine Greek saint names Καρπόφορος (Karpóphoros, “fruit-bearing”) and Πολύκαρπος (Polúkarpos, “rich in fruit”), from πολυ- (polu-) + καρπός (karpós).

Proper noun

Karp (plural Karps)

1. A surname.
   • 2020 August 25, Sara Ashley O'Brien and Rachel Metz, “Palantir files paperwork to go public and reveals it has never turned a profit”, in CNN Business‎:

     CEO and cofounder Alex Karp distanced Palantir from other Silicon Valley technology companies in a letter included in the filing, writing that “we seem to share fewer and fewer of the technology sector’s values and commitments.”

Derived terms

• Cash-Karp method
• Karp-reducible
• Karp reduction
• Rabin-Karp algorithm

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Karp is the 6143^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5577 individuals. Karp is most common among White (94.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Karp”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 278.

Anagrams

• KPRA, Park, Prak, park