Charters Surname

94,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Charters Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chartres,' in France. The variants are all of a very natural character.

Richard de Chartray, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Charters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5901:35,0434,634
United States1,0201:355,35231,769
Canada9711:37,9464,779
Australia4961:54,4276,681
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
Portugal2081:50,0882,835
Scotland1631:32,8463,278
New Zealand1181:38,3766,521
Northern Ireland1131:16,3282,170
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Wales221:140,66110,115
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Aruba11:103,4772,586
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2031:21,8222,473
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5381:45,3075,650
Scotland2751:13,6121,579
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

Charters (48) may also be a first name.

Charters Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Chartres,' in France. The variants are all of a very natural character.

Richard de Chartray, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Alan de Chartres, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Chartres, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Ralph de Chartres, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Johannes Charteres, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1638. Married — Christopher Chattrice and Mary Bingham: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1639. Baptised — Joseph, s. Christopher Chatterisse, cooke: ibid.

1693. Married — Richard Hawson and Martha Charterisse: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1771. — Francis Charteris and Susan Keck: St. George, Hanover Square.

1797. — William Marshall and Sarah Charters: ibid.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin - Celtic) belonging to Chartres (France), the Merovingian Carnotas, the tribal name Carnutes of Cæsar.

Alan de Chartres.—Parl. Writs.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name. Corruption of Chartres in France.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Charters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Charters (Russian: Чартерс) occurs most in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charters? popularity and diffusion

Charters is the 94,259th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,441,651 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Charters are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. Charters is also the 1,448,253rd most common forename worldwide, borne by 48 people.

The last name Charters is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,590 people, or 1 in 35,043. In England Charters is mostly concentrated in: Cumbria, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this surname occurs in 45 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Charters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Charters has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Charters surname rose 296 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 339 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 41 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Charters Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (54%) in Ireland.

The amount Charters earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 428.5% more than the national average, earning R 1,255,920 per year; in United States they earn 46.96% more than the national average, earning $63,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $51,472 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chartters9411/
Charthers941/
Carters93355/
Harters935/
Carthers8834/
Cartiers881/
Harthers881/
Cherters881/
Chorters881/
Carrthers821/
Chertiers821/
Caurthers821/
Horters8044/
Sarters8017/
Corters806/
Hörters802/
Shorters7576/
Corthers7510/
Courters754/
Cartairs751/
Ceurters751/
Courthers718/
Courtiers713/
Sorters6763/

Charters Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charters in the Russian language
Чартерсcarters-

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