Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English
Meaning & History
From the given name Karp.
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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Polish
Meaning & History
From Middle High German karp(f)e Middle Low German karpe or Slavic (Russian and Polish) and Yiddish karp ‘carp’ hence a metonymic occupational name for a carp fisherman or seller of these fish or a nickname for someone thought to resemble the fish.
From the personal name Karp a shortened vernacular form of Latin Polycarpus Greek Polykarpos ‘fruitful’
From the personal name Karp a shortened vernacular form of Latin Polycarpus Greek Polykarpos ‘fruitful’
See Also
User submission Kärp