How common is the last name Cartwright?

21,099 people in the United States have the last name Cartwright, about 1 in 14,166. It ranks #1,663 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

CARTWRIGHT

#1,663

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
21,099
About
1 in 14,166
This common or more
45.6%
Who bears it

Of the 21,099 people with the last name Cartwright, 73.8% reported their origin as White, 16.6% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Cartwright

1 other last name also has 21,099 people.

#1,663 Jarrett · 21,099

Either side of Cartwright

#1,661 Billings · 21,138#1,662 Winkler · 21,114#1,663 Jarrett · 21,099#1,665 Bunch · 21,097

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cartwright, most common first.

#51,662 Cartright · 435

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