Last Name CARTHEW

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Carthew or Cardew, a spot in the parish of St. Issey, county Cornwall. The meaning is said to be car-dew, i.e. black rock. There is, however, a hamlet Carthew in the parish of Carnmenellis; also another small hamlet of the same name in the parish of Treverbyn, county Cornwall.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 133,114 (2000 US census) 86,979 (1990 US census)
Count 117 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 97.44%, or 114 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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