Chartier Surname

18,604th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Chartier Surname Definition:

(French) One who drove a cart, at carter.

Chartier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France16,3501:4,063313
United States6,2391:58,0966,883
Canada5,9581:6,184901
Belgium3501:32,8485,342
Argentina2201:194,28816,167
Chile751:234,8867,175
New Caledonia621:4,455817
England471:1,185,49155,443
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Luxembourg371:15,6903,536
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Saint Pierre and Miquelon71:914194
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guam11:160,1214,893
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

The alternate forms: Çhartier (1) & Chartiér (1) are calculated separately.

Chartier (35) may also be a first name.

Chartier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who drove a cart, at carter.

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

French A wagoner, carter.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Chartier Last Name Facts

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

Chartier (Arabic: شارتييه) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Çhartier or Chartiér. For other possible spellings of Chartier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chartier? popularity and diffusion

Chartier is the 18,604th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 245,935 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Chartier are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Chartier is also the 1,744,716th most common first name at a global level It is held by 35 people.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 16,350 people, or 1 in 4,063. In France it is most common in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 16 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent live. Aside from France it occurs in 53 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Chartier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chartier has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chartier last name rose 2,536 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chartier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chartier are 0.62% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chartier earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.65% more than the national average, earning $45,154 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.35% less than the national average, earning $44,042 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çhartier961/
Chartiér961/
Schartier94260/
Chartierr942/
Charrtier941/
Chartiere941/
Charttier941/
Chaartier941/
Cartier9321,087/
Charter933,545/
Chartie9341/
Chartir932/
Hartier931/
Chertier88558/
Chartiez8890/
Shartier889/
Chortier884/
Charties882/
Carthier882/
Charterd882/
Chartere882/
Chartiet882/
Charther881/
Chartter881/
Charteer881/
Charteur881/
Carrtier881/
Carttier881/
Caurtier880/
Charteir880/
Harter8620,979/
Hartie86155/
Chartoire82568/
Chartijee821/
Sahartier821/
Chartaire821/
Schortier820/
Hartert80943/
Cortier80937/
Hartter80558/
Chartre80507/
Hartger80161/
Hardter8092/
Sartier8079/
Chortie8026/
Carteur8020/
Hearter8016/
Chartji8016/
Harther8012/
Cherter8012/
Jartier809/
Kharter806/
Harties806/
Cartyer805/
Chorter802/
Hartjie802/
Hortier802/
Hartiep802/
Cartair802/
Harterr801/
Hartjer801/
Haarter801/
Khartir801/
Zartier801/
Hartieh801/
Shartie800/
Hartirt800/
Harrter800/
Hartgie800/
Harttie800/
Carteir800/
Heartie800/
Charthower789/
Courtier752,473/
Corthier75258/
Chartjee75234/
Hartauer75199/
Hartherz7583/
Harttert7543/
Hartajir7520/
Hearther7519/
Chartiji7510/
Shortier756/
Hayreter756/
Harterre755/
Heartter752/
Chartijy751/
Shartiez751/
Corteier751/
Chertter751/
Hairtter750/
Hearties750/
Shaurtie750/
Sartie716,514/
Hartje712,489/
Härter712,429/
Horter711,036/
Hartge711,025/
Hortie71114/
Hartye7159/
Harthauer7115/
Hartji713/
Chertther712/
Chairttge711/
Hartjr711/
Hartre711/
Hârtie711/
Schortjer711/
Chartajji711/
Jarter710/
Hartteyer710/
Hartjes671,625/
Härdter67173/
Härtter67134/
Haartje67129/
Hortert67108/
Shortie67104/
Horteur6795/
Hjorter6765/
Horther6759/
Sartiep6750/
Hortere6741/
Hartihi6733/
Hortter6726/
Chattrtjee679/
Sortier678/
Härther677/
Hartihj675/
Hortehr672/
Sartjer672/
Cartour672/
Hardtre672/
Khartre671/
Khorter671/
Jarther671/
Heartje671/
Horthie671/
Corteir671/
Hartija671/
Hartour671/
Harttje671/
Hourtie671/
Khartji671/
Charttejji671/
Zortier670/
Haartye670/
Hordter670/
Hourter670/

Chartier Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chartier in the Arabic language
شارتييهshartyyh-

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Chartier Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chartier
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