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Origin Of The Surname Cartwright
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Meaning Of The Surname Cartwright
Maker of carts
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Interesting
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Cartwright
This surname comes from the Medieval word ‘cart’ which comes from the Old English word ‘craet’ which also meant cart or was an adaptation from the Old Norse word ‘Kartr’ along with the Old English word ‘wryhta’ which means craftsman, a derivative from the word ‘wyrcan’ which mean to work. The first recorded spelling of this family name was of John le Cartwereste in 1275 and can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcesterhowe. |
Cartwright Statistics
Cartwright is the number 368 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 25,336 share the surname Cartwright in the UK.
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