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Karp

in Michigan

There are 164 people with the last name "Karp" in Michigan.

Ranking in Michigan

Name	Rank
Karp	6,240

is 6,236th most common Harless
is 6,237th most common Henige
is 6,238th most common Hiler
is 6,239th most common Karam
is 6,240th most common Karp
is 6,241st most common Kuebler
is 6,242nd most common Laidlaw
is 6,243rd most common Laviolette
is 6,244th most common Lavoy

Meaning & History

Karp

German, Polish, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): 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. As a Jewish surname it is often of ornamental origin.

Polish, Russian, and German: from a reduced vernacular form of the Greek saint's name Polykarpos (meaning ‘rich in fruit’), or Karponios (from Greek karpos ‘fruit’, a word with mystical connotations among early Christians). This was the name of an early Christian leader said to have known the Apostle John. In the Orthodox Church he is believed to have been a bishop and is revered as a saint.