Carten

Carten Meaning & Origin

About Carten
The surname Carten is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Mac Airtín," meaning "son of Artín." The name Artín is a diminutive form of the name Art, which itself is derived from the Gaelic word "art," meaning "bear." Therefore, the surname Carten can be interpreted to mean "son of the little bear" or "descendant of the bear-like one."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Carten: 305
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 65,066
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Carten 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 Carten is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRTN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C06305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA1 R T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/carten*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C635

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Carten in Braille

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

The name Carten in braille

How to sign the name Carten using Sign Language

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

The name Carten in sign language

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