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

Cartwright is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Çartwright. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cartwright? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 8,526^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 109,079 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cartwright live; 44 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cartwright is also the 738,219^th most widespread first name in the world, held by 155 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 29,712 people, or 1 in 12,199. In The United States Cartwright is most numerous in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Tennessee, where 5 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Cartwright Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Cartwright has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cartwright surname rose 671 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 513 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 521 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cartwright Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cartwright surname are 11.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.22% being registered to vote for the 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.