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There are approximately 576 people named Carthew in the UK. That makes it the 9,749th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Carthew.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

Cardew
Carthen
Carte
Cart
Carthel
Cartee
Carter
Carthe
Carethe
Carth
Caretthe
Caretho
Carthee
Carthea
Carthae
Careth
Cartew
Carthed
Cairthen
Carthaw
Carethus
Cartha
Caretthus
Carthay
Carrtuh
Cairthenn
Cairthy

The Carthew surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CARTHEW. " The name is local, compounded of Car-dew, or C:ir-tliew, i.e. Eock Black in this parish." (St. Issey.) Hals, in D. Gilbert's Cornwall, ii 255. ' Caerdhu' would rather signify in Celtic, the black castle or fortification. The family were eminent in Cornwall temp. Edw. II.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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