Cartmale Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cartmale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cartmell,' a well-known town in Furness, North Lancashire. The Staffordshire variants of this surname seem to have come from North Lancashire via Cheshire.

Robert Cartmell, of Claughton, 1578: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Cartmale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382

Cartmale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cartmell,' a well-known town in Furness, North Lancashire. The Staffordshire variants of this surname seem to have come from North Lancashire via Cheshire.

Robert Cartmell, of Claughton, 1578: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Elizabeth Cart mall, of Haughton, (1681-1748).

Ann Cartmell, of Pullgarth, in Cartmell Fell, 1701: ibid.

Thomas Cartmell, of Chester, 1648: Wills at Chester.

John Cartmell, of Simondston, 1673: ibid. (1660-80).

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Cartmel (Lancs) = the Cart-Sandbank [Old Norse kart-r, a cart+mel-r, a sandbank] William de Kertmel, A.D. 1246-47.—Lanc. Assize Rolls.

The signification of this name apparently has reference to the famous passage—at low water—across the Leven sands. The guides over the sands are, or were, called carters, passengers generally being con­veyed in carts.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cartmell was the name of four tenants in Garstang in the reign of James I. (F. G.). There is a Lancashire parish thus called.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cartmale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cartmale is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cartmale? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cartmale is the 1,918,812th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Cartmale occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Cartmale reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 48 percent live, Worcestershire, where 18 percent live and West Midlands, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account England it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent live and China, where 1 percent live.

Cartmale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cartmale has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cartmale last name rose 137 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cartmale Last Name Statistics demography

Cartmale earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $47,396 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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