Cartter Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cartter Surname Definition:

(English) One who drove a cart.

Cartter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Cartter (14) may also be a first name.

Cartter Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who drove a cart.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cartter Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cartter is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cartter? popularity and diffusion

Cartter is the 1,612,213th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Cartter are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 3,485,182. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 33 percent live, Michigan, where 17 percent live and Arizona, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Cartter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cartter has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cartter last name rose 141 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cartter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cartter surname are 33.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.65% registered with the party.

Cartter earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.61% more than the national average, earning $54,629 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chartter931/
Carttier931/
Carter92665,686/
Cartte9215/
Cartier8621,087/
Charter863,545/
Carther86197/
Cartert8620/
Carteur8620/
Carterr8617/
Carrter8616/
Cartere8615/
Carteer869/
Kartter867/
Casrter866/
Scarter866/
Cartger865/
Dcarter864/
Caarter863/
Ccarter862/
Cartetr862/
Tcarter862/
Caerter862/
Hcarter862/
Carttey861/
Kcarter861/
Catrter861/
Carterd861/
Cortter861/
Sartter861/
Ciarter860/
Caurter860/
Cairter860/
Carteir860/
Carte834,993/
D'Carter8010/
Carthier802/
Chartere802/
Carrther801/
Cairterr801/
Charther801/
Charteer801/
Carrtier801/
Carterre801/
Caurtier800/
Charteir800/
Cartes7714,641/
Cartee772,787/
Karter772,687/
Sarter771,148/
Corter771,016/
Cartey77924/
Cartei77613/
Cartet77427/
Cartie77289/
Cartez77175/
Cartea7781/
Zarter7774/
Cortte7752/
Kartte7747/
Cartta7727/
Carthe7725/
Caarte7720/
Cartty7716/
Cartre776/
Cárter775/
Cartir774/
Carteș774/
Carrte772/
Cearte772/
Carteh772/
Cartti772/
Carted771/
Carteu771/
Côrtte771/
Carteş771/
Cartit771/
Cartér771/
Jarter770/
Carterová758/
Stcharter751/
Courter713,576/
Cortier71937/
Chartre71507/
Sarteur71274/
Carthey71206/
Sarther71146/
Quarter71103/
Sartier7179/
Karther7156/
Corttes7142/
Kartere7132/
Tzarter7113/
Cartiea7111/
Kartier719/
Corterz719/
Kharter716/
Carthee716/
Corttez714/
Chorter712/
Chartir712/
Cartair712/
Kertter712/
Côrttes712/
Karrter711/
Karttey711/
Qaurter711/
Cartett711/
Jarther711/
Corrter711/
Corteir711/
Cortere711/
Corther711/
Carteis711/
Kortter711/
Karttie711/
Zartier711/
Caðarte711/
Kahrter711/
Cordter710/
Kaarter710/
Kaurter710/
Carthie710/
Searter710/
Saurter710/
Carteas710/
Corteer710/
Carta6736,931/
Carty6721,284/
Corte6714,194/
Courtier672,473/
Quartier672,059/
Karte671,037/
Carti67867/
Corthier67258/
Côrte67189/
Carté6716/
Quarteer6711/
Karterød6710/
Corterre6710/
Sarthehr677/
Carteach673/
Qaurtier672/
Kerthter671/
Kartierz671/
Courteer671/
Qarte671/
Càrte671/
Courtere671/
Courttez671/
Caurthes670/
Carttich670/

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