Cartledge Surname

72,151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Monaco

Cartledge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Cartlach.' I cannot find the spot. No doubt it lies in South Lancashire or East Cheshire. The suffix is-lake, a pond, or boggy spot, constantly found as -ledge or 'leach in compound local surnames; compare Blackledge or Blackleach, and Depledge (i.

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Cartledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6981:20,6522,923
United States1,8371:197,31019,443
Australia1,8251:14,7922,098
Scotland1511:35,4563,458
Canada971:379,85133,859
Wales871:35,5693,540
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
France181:3,690,151224,666
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4821:16,4482,400
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales91:174,2686,522
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3701:135,72612,894

Cartledge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Cartlach.' I cannot find the spot. No doubt it lies in South Lancashire or East Cheshire. The suffix is-lake, a pond, or boggy spot, constantly found as -ledge or 'leach in compound local surnames; compare Blackledge or Blackleach, and Depledge (i.e. the black pond and the deep pond), both found in the same district.

1627. Married — William Froste and Mary Cartlach: Reg. Prestbury Ch. (Cheshire).

Elizabeth Cartledge, of Betchton, widow, 1700: Wills at Chester.

Thomas Cartlich, of Barthomley, 1671: ibid. (1660-80).

1695. Baptised — Hannah, d. William Cartlitch: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1778. Married — James D. Kisline and Sarah Carttlage: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at (apparently) the Cart-Lake [-ledge is a corruption form of lache, a Northern (esp. Lane.) form of 'lake ’: cp. Old English lacu, a lake, stream]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Cartlett; a location name in Gloucestershire (?).

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

Cartledge Last Name Facts

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

Cartledge occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cartledge? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,151st most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,065,898 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Cartledge reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Cartledge is most widespread in England, where it is held by 2,698 people, or 1 in 20,652. In England Cartledge is mostly concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 16 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent are found and Cheshire, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 27 percent are found.

Cartledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cartledge has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cartledge last name expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 755 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cartledge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cartledge surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.57% registered with the party.

The amount Cartledge earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.76% more than the national average, earning R 320,244 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.69% less than the national average, earning $45,863 CAD per year.

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