Name: Carlton
Gender: Male
Usage: Carlton, of anglo-saxon origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Carlton are in general originating from United Kingdom, United States of America.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Carlton is: Town of Charles.
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Numerology of the first name Carlton: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Carlton is ranked on the 2,572nd position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 145300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.002% of the population. The name Carlton has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Carlton for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
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History and Origin
Carlton is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Bart Carlton, American basketball player and twice All-American (1930 and 1931)
- Carl Carlton (born 1953), American R&B, soul, and funk singer and songwriter
- Danny Carlton (born 1983), English footballer
- Doyle E. Carlton (1885–1972), Governor of Florida
- Jim Carlton (born 1935), Australian politician
- Larry Carlton (born 1948), studio guitarist best known for working with Steely Dan, the Crusaders and Joni Mitchell in the 1970s
- Steve Carlton (born 1944), professional baseball player (1965–88)
- Vanessa Carlton (born 1980), pop and rock singer, songwriter and pianist
- Wray Carlton (born 1937), American collegiate football and American Football League player
Given name:
- Carlton B. Ardery, Jr. (died 1965), American test pilot
- Carlton Barrett (1950–1987), reggae drummer and percussion player; member of Bob Marley and The Wailers
- Carlton W. Barrett (1919–1986), US Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Carlton Cuse (born 1959), American screenwriter and producer
- Carlton Fisk (born 1947), professional baseball player (1969, 1971–1993)
- Carlton Palmer (born 1965), former English professional football player and currently pundit for BBC Sport
- Carlton Skinner (1913–2004), Governor of Guam
Fictional characters:
- Carlton Banks, from the American television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air
- Carlton Lassiter, from the American television series Psych
- Carlton the doorman, on the American television show Rhoda and Carlton Your Doorman
- Johnny Cage (born John Carlton), from the Mortal Kombat video game series
English: transferred use of the surname, which is of the same origin as Charlton, being derived from any of various places (in Beds., Cambs., Co. Durham, Leics., Lincs., Northants, Notts., Suffolk, and Yorks.) named with the Old English elements ceorl (free) man + tūn settlement, i.e. ‘settlement of the free peasants’. The initial /k/ sound is the result of Anglo-Scandinavian influence.
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