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Cartmell Name Meaning

English (Cumbria and Lancashire): habitational name for someone from Cartmel in Cumbria (formerly in Lancashire), the site of a famous priory, inland from Cartmel Sands. The place name is derived from Old Norse kartr ‘rocky ground’ + melr ‘sandbank’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Cantrell, Hartell, Castell, Carswell, Cantwell, Sartwell, Hartwell

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Cartmell Family Origin

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Cartmell Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    10%

  • Fisherman

    6%

  • Labourer

    4%

  • Joiner

    3%

In 1881, Farmer, Fisherman and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Cartmell. A less common occupation for the Cartmell family was Joiner. The most common Cartmell occupation in the UK was Farmer. 10% of Cartmell's were Farmers.

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Cartmell Historical Records

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Cartmell Life Expectancy

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