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Carter (name)
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Carter (name)
Carter is an English language surname and given name that means "one who uses a cart" with presence throughout the British Isles including England, Ireland, and Scotland. It is derived from Anglo-Norman careter or caretier with linguistic root origins tracing from the Latin Carettarius ultimately originated from the Celtic word cairt, meaning "cart". Over time, through word evolution, it evolved to describe the person who drove the cart to move goods. The word cairt is still used in Gaelic. The Celtic word cairt has its origins in the Proto-Indo-European word "kars" or "kart", which referred to a wheeled vehicle. The surname, depending on origin may also have derivation from "cairtear," a Gaelic term for tourist or sojourner. In England, the earliest recorded use of the surname Carter dates back to 1192–1193, as evidenced by the entry of Norman knight Rannulf le Caretier in the Pipe Rolls of Huntingdonshire. This record appears during the reign of King Richard I, also known as Richard the...
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