The Carper surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,002 people carried this name — #5,773 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 49,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,928 in 2000.

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In print

Carper in American newspapers,
1893–1910.

Newspaper page from The News=record carrying the name Carper
The News=record 1910-01-12
Newspaper page from Wallowa County Chieftain carrying the name Carper
Wallowa County Chieftain 1910-01-13
Newspaper page from The Democratic Advocate carrying the name Carper
The Democratic Advocate 1893-12-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 211,810 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Carper in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

328 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carper. The most, 63, date from the 1890s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 84
Victoria 83
Queensland 77
Western Australia 41
South Australia 30
Tasmania 10

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Carper.

In the public record

People named Carper,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States326 records

326 records of the Carper name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 201
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 70
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 19
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Henry L. Carper

    Born 1926 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; farmer from Dyer County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Riverview Memorial Park, Smyrna, Georgia.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eddie Dean Carper

    Born 1949; from Bluefield, West Virginia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Kien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Carper

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Canada from London; housekeeper. From England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 326 records for Carper in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands183 records

183 records of the Carper name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 101
  • Dutch population registers 52
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 30
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Theodorus Jacobus Carper

    Married in 1924 in Vledder; "gemeenteveldwachter". Died 1945 in Bremervörde, Germany, aged 48; sergeant.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antje Carper

    Married in 1866 in Dokkum. Died 1918 in Dokkum, aged 79.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Alida Carper

    Married in 1871 in Amsterdam. Died 1925 in Bloemendaal, aged 76.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 183 records for Carper in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Carper name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Carper

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Shooting Star, aged 22; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Lionel Carper

    Sailed from Victoria in 1890 aboard the Essen, bound for Sydney, aged 18.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 8 records for Carper in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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