1) Occupational surname 
Carpentier is a surname from the old French Charpentier and is similar to the English Carpenter. Origin: [900-1000] Charpentier - Old French < Late Latin; carpentarius artifex or wainwright, equivalent to Latin carpent(um) two wheeled carriage ( < Celt; cf. OIr carpad chariot) + arius - ARY; see ER2. Carpentier was a surname in France at least as ...
Type: Term Pronunciation: kar-pen-tē-ā′ Definitions: 1. Alain, 20th-century French cardiothoracic surgeon. See: Carpentier-Edwards valve