Cartwright Surname

8,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Cartwright Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cartwright,' a maker of carts; compare Wainwright.

Robert le Cartwright. B. Johannes Toppe, cartwryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Magota Cartwryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Cartwright Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,7121:12,1991,508
England21,2291:2,625343
Australia4,9971:5,402779
Bahamas3,1141:12623
Canada2,6451:13,9302,050
Wales1,5131:2,045210
New Zealand9111:4,971802
Scotland6621:8,0871,196
South Africa4821:112,40213,510
Northern Ireland2371:7,7851,324
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Ireland1131:41,6723,227
Thailand1081:654,059109,897
Ecuador991:160,6657,258
Germany901:894,50563,669
Spain771:607,16928,212
Zimbabwe721:214,42024,333
France511:1,302,406132,002
Turks and Caicos Islands481:715106
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
Jersey361:2,756488
Iceland321:11,8781,089
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Gibraltar251:1,358302
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Bermuda151:4,352690
Chile151:1,174,43221,998
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Norway111:467,48139,375
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
China71:195,331,65210,124
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Ghana21:13,510,34623,679
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1511:29,3372,998
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England10,9821:2,220315
Wales2951:5,317356
Scotland1271:29,4742,548
Isle of Man91:6,030597
Guernsey61:5,443949
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4251:11,3491,475

The alternate forms: Çartwright (1) are calculated separately.

Cartwright (155) may also be a first name.

Cartwright Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cartwright,' a maker of carts; compare Wainwright.

Robert le Cartwright. B. Johannes Toppe, cartwryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.

Magota Cartwryght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henriciis Wryght, catrwryght (sic), 1379: ibid.

Johannes Warde, cartwright, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Percivale, cartwryght, 1379: ibid.

Geoffrey Cartewirght, 1379: ibid.

1572-3. Richard Cartewrighte and Thomasine Baker: Marriage Lic. (London).

1602. Married — Richard Greene and Anne Cartwright: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Cart-Maker [v. under Carter, and + Old English wyrhta]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Cart Builder” in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who made carts, usually small two-wheeled vehicles.

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

Armorially identified with Cateryke, or Catherick (Robson). Catherick was part of the demesne of the Earls of Richmond, and the surname therefore probably arose from tenure of the office of Seneschal by a branch of a neighbouring family. The arms (a fesse) are those of the adjoining family of De Smythton or Eschalers, with three cinquefoils for difference, which were afterwards corrupted into ‘roses', 'Catherine wheels', and ‘fire-balls with rays.’ Of this family Ilbert de Catherege, or Catherage (a form of Catheric), occurs in Normandy, 1180-98 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); which shows the Norman origin of the family. A branch long remained at Stanwick, in Richmondshire, close to Catterick. Another branch was seated in Notts, and one in Cambridge; and the name there changed from Cateryke to Cartwright. Of the former branch was Major Cartwright, the celebrated reformer, and of the latter, Thomas Cartwright, the great Puritan leader, temp. Elizabeth.

The Norman People (1874)

From Cauterêts; a location name in Normandy Cateray in Roll of Battell Abbey. De Ceterith, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book.

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

Cartwright: the maker of carts.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Cartwright: maker of carts.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Cartwright Last Name Facts

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

Cartwright is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Çartwright. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cartwright? popularity and diffusion

Cartwright is the 8,526th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 109,079 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cartwright are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 738,219th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 155 people.

The last name Cartwright is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 29,712 people, or 1 in 12,199. In The United States Cartwright is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Tennessee, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 92 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Cartwright Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cartwright has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cartwright last name increased 671 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 513 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 521 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cartwright Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cartwright are 11.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Cartwright earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 105.65% more than the national average, earning 711,718 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning R 288,888 per year; in United States they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $42,816 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $51,980 CAD per year.

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Cartwright Reference & Research

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