Cart Family History

Cart Surname Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: shortened form of McCart. English (Leicestershire and Warwickshire): from Middle English cart kert ‘cart’ (Old English cræt Old Norse kartr) hence a metonymic occupational name for a carter or cartwright.

Altered form of German Karg. Americanized form of French Canadian Charest 2 or Charette. Compare Carte.

In some cases probably also French: from Old Occitan cart a variant of quart a term which in the Middle Ages denoted a tax levied on wine; hence possibly a metonymic occupational name for a tax collector.

In some cases probably also French: from a short form of the personal name Ricart an old variant of Richard.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Hart, Carp, Dart, Card, Care, Carr, Catt, Court, Carl, Mart

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3K	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
17K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Cart family from?

You can see how Cart families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cart family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cart families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 72 Cart families living in Leicestershire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Cart's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire had the highest population of Cart families in 1891.

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What did your Cart ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, miner haulage below and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Cart. 28% of Cart men worked as a miner haulage below and 73% of Cart women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Cart were colliery haulage below and Unpaid domestic.

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miner haulage below

28%

tester for wars of heavy type rd breaking mac and roak driver heavy wor

19%

Farmer

19%

colliery haulage below

19%

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Domestic duties

Household duties

Unpaid domestic

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Census Record

There are 17K census records available for the last name Cart. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cart census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Cart. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3K military records available for the last name Cart. For the veterans among your Cart ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cart lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Cart life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Cart in 1944 was 66, and 73 in 2004.

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Cart Surname Meaning

Altered form of German Karg. Americanized form of French Canadian Charest 2 or Charette. Compare Carte.

In some cases probably also French: from a short form of the personal name Ricart an old variant of Richard.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Cart family from?

What did your Cart ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

miner haulage below

28%

tester for wars of heavy type rd breaking mac and roak driver heavy wor

19%

Farmer

19%

colliery haulage below

19%

Unpaid domestic duties

73%

Domestic duties

Household duties

Unpaid domestic

What Cart family records will you find?

What is the average Cart lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Cart life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 1970. The average life expectancy for Cart in 1944 was 66, and 73 in 2004.

Cart Family History

Cart Surname Meaning

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Cart Surname Meaning

91,000 record(s) for Cart

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Where is the Cart family from?

What did your Cart ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Cart family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Cart lifespan?

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