Meaning and Origin of the Name Carter

The name Carter is of Irish, English, and Scottish descent. The name Carter is a family name but can also be a given name. The name Carter can also be used as an occupational. The meaning of carter means an individual who drives a cart.

The meaning of carter is derived by the occupation an individual is given to transport goods by cart or wagon.

The meaning of carter is generally thought to have been derived from the form McCarter, Mc meaning son of.

Popularity of the Name Carter

The popularity of Carter was given the rank of 12th in 2018 in America, it wasn’t in the top 100 baby boys names in England in the same year.

The popularity of Carter has increased significantly in America
since 1995, in the thought, the name was only given to roughly 100 babies out of a million.

The popularity of Carter has increased drastically over the century, the numbers have jumped from a mere 100 babies per million to now over 4,000 babies per million.

Famous People with the Name Carter

• Carter Braxton was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, he was also a planter, merchant, and politician for Virginia. Carter Braxton was on the Virginia Legislature for more than 25 years. Carter Braxton was born September 10th, 1736, he died October 10th, 1797.
• Carter Page is an American based Petroleum Industry consultant, Carter Page was also a foreign policy adviser for the President of the United States Donald Trump. Carter Page was born in Minnesota June 3rd, 1971, he served in the US Navy from 1993 to 1998.
• Carter Grayson played a fiction hero known as the red lightspeed ranger on Power Ranger Lightspeed Rescue. Carter Grayson was also a firefighter, he sought after this carer after being rescued from a burning building when he was a child. Carter Grayson was the first t o accept the role as the red ranger and was played by Sean CW Johns

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