Carpender

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