Cartwright.
An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
Meaning & usage
An English surname originating as an occupation for someone who made carts.
A placename, from the surname: A village in Manitoba, Canada.
A placename, from the surname: A town in Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador.
A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in North Dakota, United States.
A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States.
A placename, from the surname: An unincorporated community in Wood County, Texas, United States.
A placename, from the surname: A suburb in south-west Sydney in the City of Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
Where this word comes from
English surname, from the nouns cart + wright (“maker, crafter”). As a Dutch surname, variant of Courtwright. The settlement in Labrador was named by British military officer, entrepreneur and author George Cartwright (1739/1740 – 1819), who established a fish and fur trading business at the location of the settlement.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.