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carp Name Meaning and History
- German, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant spelling of Karp.
- English: from Middle English, Old French carpe ‘carp’, in some cases a nickname for a greedy person or for someone thought to resemble the fish in some other way; also a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or a seller of the fish.
- English: possibly a nickname for a garrulous or complaining person, from Middle English carp(e) ‘carping speech’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Daniel Carp born 1815 | Joseph S Northrop | 7 |
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