Charlier Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Charlier, so the heraldry linked to Carlier is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

Behind the Charlier surname stands Carlier, a French name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. In origin, the name means “Cartwright”.

Charlier adds “h” to Carlier, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Carlié. According to the 2010 US Census, the Charlier surname had 338 bearers. French birth records list 6,315 children named Charlier between 1891 and 2000.

Get the complete Charlier report, with a museum-style coat of arms.