Carter

Carter is a family name, and also may be a given name. Carter is of Irish, Scottish and English origin and is an occupational name given to one who transports goods by cart or wagon originally believed to be of Gaelic and Celtic origins and a possible form of the name McCarter. Mc generally means son of. However, it is known to be from the Gaelic word cairt meaning cart, and ultimately from the Latin carettarius. It is the 44th most common surname in the United States, 56th most common in England, 523rd most common in Ireland, and 274th in Scotland. Being of Gaelic and Celtic origins the name originated in Ireland and Scotland and later migrated to England where it was reduced to its English pronunciation and form.
People of European heritage bearing this surname may trace their ancestors back to Ireland, England or Scotland, many of these name holders ancestors escaped Ireland during the Irish diaspora heading to Great Britain, the American colonies typically the colonies of New York, Massachusetts, Georgia and Virginia. Other immigrants entered the United States later during the Great Famine of Ireland in the 1840s and later. Within the past 150 years, the Carter surname has been adopted widely by the African American taken from slavemasters by former slaves upon the Emancipation and 13th Amendment. This name is common among African Americans capable of tracing their roots back to the southern United States from the early 20th century onward, with some 35% of name holders of Carter in the United Statsd being of African-American descent and it being the 22nd most common surname for Black Americans.

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"cart-driver," late 12c., from Anglo-French careter, and in part an agent noun from cart (v.).

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Transferred use of the surname that originated in the Middle Ages as an occupational name for someone who used a cart to transport goods. Means: transporter of goods by cart, cart driver, cart marker.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Helena Bonham Carter	1966	English actress
2	Vince Carter	1977	American basketball player
3	Lynda Carter	1951	American actress, singer, songwriter and beauty pageant titleholder
4	Aaron Carter	1987	American singer
5	Sharon Carter		Fictional character
6	Rubin Carter	1937	American boxer
7	Rosalynn Carter	1927	Wife of the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter
8	Carter Cruise	1991	American pornographic actress and model
9	Peggy Carter		Comic book character
10	Ashton Carter	1954	United States Secretary of Defense
11	Amy Carter	1967	Daughter of Jimmy Carter
12	Cris Carter	1965	American football player, wide receiver
13	Jim Carter	1948	English actor
14	Dixie Carter	1939	Actress
15	Dixie Carter-Salinas	1964	Professional wrestling promoter and businesswoman
16	Sarah Carter	1980	Actress
17	Leslie Carter	1986	American singer and songwriter
18	Carter Oosterhouse	1976	American television personality
19	Carlene Carter	1955	American country singer-songwriter
20	Lily Carter	1990	American pornographic actress
21	Ralph Carter	1961	American actor
22	Stacy Carter	1970	Professional wrestler and professional wrestling valet
23	Joelle Carter	1972	Actress
24	Nell Carter	1948	Actress, singer
25	Troy Carter	1972	American talent manager
26	Carter Page	1971	American oil industry consultant
27	Carter Jenkins	1991	American actor
28	Billy Carter	1937	American businessman
29	Gary Carter	1954	American Major League Baseball player and sports announcer
30	Linda Carter
31	Deana Carter	1966	American musician
32	Joe Carter	1960	American baseball player
33	Angela Carter	1940	English novelist
34	Quincy Carter	1977	American football player
35	Michelle Carter	1985	American shot putter
36	Finn Carter	1960	Actress
37	Jake Carter	1986	Professional wrestler
38	Kaitlynn Carter
39	Clarence Carter	1936	Singer, Songwriter, Musician
40	Carter Godwin Woodson	1875	African-American historian and writer
41	Mick Carter
42	Carter Burwell	1955	American composer
43	Jack Carter	1922	Comedian and actor
44	Maybelle Carter	1909	Folk and country music guitarist
45	Duron Carter	1991	Professional football player
46	Tyler Carter	1991	American singer
47	Shirley Carter
48	Ali Carter	1979	Snooker player
49	Raymond Bonham Carter	1929	British banker
50	Ron Carter	1937	American musician
51	Laura Carter	1985	Actress
52	Sheila Carter
53	Honor Carter	1982	New Zealand hockey player
54	Lillian Gordy Carter	1898	Mother of former President of the United States, Jimmy Carter
55	Jeff Carter	1985	Canadian ice hockey player
56	T. K. Carter	1956	American actor and comedian
57	Nesta Carter	1985	Jamaican sprinter
58	Ki-Jana Carter	1973	All-American college football player, professional football player, running back
59	Nathan Carter	1990	Irish country singer
60	Nancy Carter
61	Carter Beauford	1957	American musician
62	Carter Bays	1975	American television writer and producer
63	Richard Carter	1953	Australian actor
64	Violet Bonham Carter	1887	Politician
65	Brad Carter	1973	American actor, musician, photographer and artist
66	Ty Carter	1980	Medal of Honor recipient
67	Asa Earl Carter	1925	Political speechwriter, politician, novelist, memoirist
68	Anson Carter	1974	Canadian ice hockey player
69	Anita Carter	1933	American singer
70	Graydon Carter	1949	Canadian-born American journalist
71	Samantha Carter	1968	Fictional character in the Stargate universe
72	Carter Ham	1952	United States Army general
73	Bridie Carter	1970	Actress
74	Maverick Carter
75	Rosanna Carter	1918	American actress
76	Terry Carter	1928	American actor and filmmaker
77	Elliott Carter	1908	American composer
78	Tina Carter
79	Valerie Carter	1953	American singer and songwriter
80	Sara Carter	1898	American musician
81	Bunchy Carter	1942	Political activist
82	Daniel P. Carter	1974	British musician and DJ
83	Thomas Carter	1953	American film and television director
84	Benny Carter	1907	American musician
85	A. P. Carter	1891	American musician
86	Logan Carter	1954	Female impersonator
87	Lauren Ashley Carter		American actress
88	Zsa Zsa Carter
89	Helen Carter	1927	American musician
90	Shonie Carter	1972	American martial artist
91	Hugh Carter	1920	American politician and businessman
92	Betty Carter	1929	Jazz singer, songwriter
93	Butch Carter	1958	American basketball player and coach
94	Howard Carter	1961	Professional basketball player
95	Jon Carter	1970	British musician
96	Lin Carter	1930	American fantasy writer, editor, critic
97	Buddy Carter	1957	State Senator
98	Edward Bonham Carter	1960	British businessman
99	Randolph Carter		Fictional human
100	Kevin Carter	1973	All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive end, defensive tackle, Pro Bowl selection, Super Bowl champion
101	Carter Glass	1858	American politician
102	Jason Carter	1960	Actor
103	Bruce Carter	1988	American football player
104	Ally Carter	1974	American writer
105	Matthew Carter	1937	English typographer
106	Andre Carter	1979	American football player, defensive lineman
107	Carter Hart	1998	Canadian ice hockey player
108	Mel Carter	1939	American singer
109	Sonny Carter	1947	American physician, soccer player, Navy officer, and astronaut
110	Carter Wong	1972	Chinese actor
111	Dominic Carter		British actor
112	Nina Carter	1952	British model
113	Carter Capps	1990	Baseball player for the SD Padres
114	Anthony Carter	1975	American basketball player
115	Xavier Carter	1985	American sprinter
116	Theophilus Carter	1824	British inventor
117	Adam Carter
118	Metal Carter	1978	Italian rapper
119	Doug Carter		Fictional character
120	Carter MacIntyre	1979	American actor
121	James Carter	1969	American musician
122	Conlan Carter	1934	American pole vaulter
123	Ann Carter	1936	American child actress
124	Ryan Carter	1983	American ice hockey player
125	Carter Hutton	1985	Canadian ice hockey player
126	Carter Stanley	1925	American singer
127	Dean Carter	1955	American serial killer
128	Regina Carter	1966	American musician
129	Dale Carter	1969	All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, cornerback
130	Lucile Carter	1875	Socialite
131	Darren Carter	1983	English footballer
132	Robert M. Carter	1942	Australian geologist
133	Daisy Carter
134	Janis Carter	1913	American actress, singer & television personality
135	Carter Braxton	1736	American politician
136	Stephen L. Carter	1954	American legal academic and writer
137	Shy Carter		American songwriter
138	Ernest Carter		American drummer
139	Tony Carter	1986	Player of American football
140	DeAndre Carter	1993	American football player
141	Glenn Carter	1964	Actor
142	Rick Carter	1952	American production designer and art director
143	Arthur L. Carter	1931	American sculptor
144	Sydney Carter	1915	British musician and poet
145	Tyrone Carter	1976	All-American college football player, professional football player, cornerback, safety
146	Amon G. Carter	1879	American publisher and art collector
147	Majora Carter	1966	American businesswoman; urban revitalization strategist and public radio host
148	Nick Carter		Fictional detective
149	Alex Carter	1994	American football player
150	Wilf Carter	1904	Canadian singer
151	Bo Carter	1892	American early blues musician
152	Sam Carter		Singer songwriter
153	Hodding Carter	1907	American writer
154	Derrick Carter	1969	American house producer and DJ
155	John Carter	1942	English singer, songwriter and record producer
156	Johnny Carter	1934	Singer
157	Dave Carter	1952	American musician
158	Carter Kane		Fictional boy and godling with the patron Horus
159	Janette Carter	1923	Child of the Carter Family
160	Chris Carter	1987	American football wide receiver
161	Maurice Bonham Carter	1880	English Liberal politician, civil servant and cricketer
162	Raich Carter	1913	English footballer and manager
163	Carter McKay
164	Josh Carter	1986	American basketball player
165	Thomas H. Carter	1854	American politician
166	Dorretta Carter	2000
167	Neil Carter	1958	British musician
168	Carter Lay	1971	American businessperson and philanthropist
169	Harlon Carter	1913	American activist
170	Carter Ashton	1991	Canadian ice hockey player
171	Rodolfo Carter	1971
172	David Carter	1952	New Zealand politician
173	Paul Carter	1992	Australian rugby league player
174	Don Carter	1926	American professional bowler
175	Ken Carter	1938	Canadian stunt performer
176	Tim Carter	1967	English footballer
177	Myra Carter	1930	American actress
178	Bill Carter	1966	American film director, journalist and writer
179	Dexter Carter	1967	American football player
180	Henry Vandyke Carter	1831	English anatomist, illustrator of Gray's Anatomy
181	Lee Carter	1958	American judge
182	Helena Carter	1923	American actress
183	Danielle Carter		Australian actress
184	Virgil Carter	1945	Former American football player
185	Dan Carter	1967	American politician
186	Goree Carter	1930	Singer
187	Miranda Carter	1965	British writer
188	Carter Bykowski	1990	American football player
189	Marya Carter	1942	American actress
190	Charles Joseph Carter	1874	American magician
191	Aimee Carter	1986	American writer
192	Peter Carter	1964	Australian tennis player
193	Mrs. Leslie Carter	1862	Actress
194	Quinton Carter	1988	American football player, defensive back, safety
195	Brandon Carter	1986	American sportsperson
196	Jeremy Carter	1972
197	Carter Rowney	1989	Canadian ice hockey forward
198	Elizabeth Carter	1717	English poet, classicist, writer and translator
199	Michael Carter		American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer
200	Carter Blackburn	1979	American sportscaster