Carthew Surname

207,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Carthew Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carthew' or 'Cardew,' a spot in the parish of St. Issey, Cornwall; v. Gilbert's Cornwall, ii. 355. The meaning is said to be car-dew, i.e. black rock (v. Lower's Patronymica Britannica).

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Carthew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0481:25,7593,508
England5121:108,82411,299
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Canada931:396,18935,081
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Wales451:68,7676,014
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2801:87,0559,135
Wales231:68,1923,286
Guernsey81:4,082713
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Carthew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carthew' or 'Cardew,' a spot in the parish of St. Issey, Cornwall; v. Gilbert's Cornwall, ii. 355. The meaning is said to be car-dew, i.e. black rock (v. Lower's Patronymica Britannica). There is, however, a hamlet Carthew in the parish of Carnmenellis; also another small hamlet of the same name in the parish of Treverbyn, Cornwall; v. Cardew.

1548. Baptised — Richard, son of one Cardewe: Reg. St. Columb Major (Cornwall).

1551. — William, son of Cost Cardew: ibid.

1594. Married — Jeffrey Cardue and Margaret Jepsey: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Thomas Carthew (1657-1704), sergeant-at-law, was eldest son of Thomas Carthew, of Cannaliggy, St. Issey, in Cornwall: Dictionary of National Biography.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) a variant of Cardew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"The name is local, compounded of Car-dew, or Car-thew, i. e. Rock Black in this parish." (St. Issey.) Hals, in D. Gilbert's Cornwall, ii 255. ' Caerdhu' would rather signify in Celtic, the black castle or fortification. The family were eminent in Cornwall temp. Edw. II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Carthew in St. Issey, or Carthew in Madron; from car-thew, dew, the black rock. The family were celebrated in the county, temp. Edw. II. Cardew is the same name, but may be a different family.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Cornwall Or Catheux; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Carthew Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Carthew Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Carthew occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Carthew.

How Common Is The Last Name Carthew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 207,403rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,651,075 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 56 percent of Carthew are found; 56 percent are found in Australasia and 56 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

Carthew is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 1,048 people, or 1 in 25,759. In Australia it is mostly found in: Victoria, where 49 percent reside, New South Wales, where 19 percent reside and South Australia, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Australia it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Carthew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carthew has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carthew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Carthew last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carthew surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Carthew earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.57% more than the national average, earning R 329,304 per year; in United States they earn 38.45% more than the national average, earning $59,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% more than the national average, earning $50,010 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cartews861/
Carthow860/
Crathew860/
Cartev773/
Cartef772/
Carteb771/
Cortew771/
Carteva719/
Garthow712/
Karteew711/
Carteev711/
Courtiew671/
Khairithaw591/
Kirthaw571/
Kerthaw570/
Kreithow533/
Kraithow531/

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