Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CARTER
There are approximately 104,122 people named Carter in the UK. That makes it the 65th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 1,648 are named Carter.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
CarreteroCarder
Careter
Cairter
Caretter
Caarter
Caretier
Caretero
Caretera
Cairtour
Carater
Caroter
Cariter
Careteras
Cahrteris
Careteiro
Caretieri
Carettieri
Carewter
Carreter
Caretr
Carretter
The Carter surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A name of trade, one who drives a cart. Cairtear, Gaelic, a tourist, a sojourner.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CARTER. The occupation — a driver of carts. In medieval documents Carectariua and Le Carectar,
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.