Karp

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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)

A surname.

Derived terms

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

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