Names

French cognate of Carpenter, derived from Old French charpentier.

Means “leather worker” in Persian, from چرم (charm) meaning “leather” combined with چی (chi), denoting an occupation.

From the given name Charles.

Derived from a diminutive form of French charbon “charcoal”, a nickname for a person with black hair or a dark complexion.

From a diminutive of the Old French word chape meaning “cloak, hood”. The name referred to a person who made, sold or often wore cloaks.

Occupational name derived from Old English ceapmann meaning “merchant, trader”.

Occupational name for a chaplin, or perhaps for the servant of one, from Middle English, Old French chapelain. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977).

Occupational name meaning “candle seller” or “candle maker” in Middle English, ultimately derived from Old French.

Alternate transcription of Chinese 张 (see Zhang).

Occupational name for an administrator, a chancellor, from Norman French chancelier.