Carpender Explained

Carpender
Pronunciation:	Kar' pen tar
Meaning:	worker or fixer of wood, builder of wood
Variant:	Carpenter, Zimmermann, Zimmerman, Carpentier, Charpentier

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

See also

• Carpenders Park
• Carpenders Park railway station