Carstairs

Carstairs Meaning & Origin

About Carstairs
The surname Carstairs is of Scottish origin and is derived from the place name Carstairs, a village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The name is believed to have originated from the Gaelic words "cair" meaning "fort" and "stair" meaning "steep." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Carstairs can be interpreted as "fort on a steep slope."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Carstairs is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Carstairs: 129
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 131,379
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Carstairs based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Carstairs is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRSTRS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C0623062
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA1 R S T EH2 R Z
🌐 IPA
/carstairs*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRSTRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C623

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Carstairs in Braille

Here's how to represent Carstairs in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Carstairs in braille

How to sign the name Carstairs using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Carstairs using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Carstairs in sign language

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