The Charter Family Name

Arms linked to Carter and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Charter means

The spelling Charter grew out of Carter, an English surname with a long paper trail. Read literally, Charter points to “Cart driver, carrier”.

A variant of Carter

Charter adds “h” to Carter, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. You may also find the name written Cartter and Cartier.

Want more than a summary? See the Charter family name pack.