Cartwright Forename

738,219th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Cartwright Forename Definition:

A Old English name, meaning: An artificer who made ve­hicles.

Cartwright Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
691:5,254,15964,724
Bahamas-481:8,3201,070
Zambia-91:1,761,64419,373
Zimbabwe
100%
91:1,713,75749,613
Australia-51:2,731,52422,009
England
100%
51:11,120,58476,686
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Micronesia-11:106,5001,462
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348

Cartwright (66,810) may also be a surname.

Cartwright Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Old English name, meaning: An artificer who made ve­hicles.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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