Carter
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹtɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːtə/
- Homophone: carter
- Homophone: carder (in accents with flapping)
- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)tə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: Car‧ter
Proper noun
Carter
- A surname originating as an occupation for someone who was a carter.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A former unincorporated community in Washington County, Arkansas.
- A township in Spencer County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Yazoo County, Mississippi.
- A census-designated place in Chouteau County, Montana.
- A town in Beckham County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Tripp County, South Dakota.
- A census-designated place in Parker County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Wabeno, Forest County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Mercer, Iron County, Wisconsin.
- A census-designated place in Uinta County, Wyoming.
Translations
surname
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Carter is the 49th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 376,966 individuals. Carter is most common among White (58.2%) and Black/African American (35.6%) individuals.
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