Cartu
surname · Latin script
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 1 country
Cartu is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Canada than in any other country. Recorded meaning: , tema provenita din calendaristicele : Guar t, lat. Quartus al patrulea" sau din C art e r i e, < lat. quartarius patrar", o masura latina. 1. Cartu, apa (AO XVI 326) ; - C., prof., 1875; -1, V.
- CACanada≈1 in 3.5Mfew records(inferred from the name graph)
- USUnited States≈1 in 56Mfew records
carrying the name, as Mondonomo estimates it from our sources: no national register counts it in these countries. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Canada (inferred from the name graph)
- Record sources
- 18 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 3.5M (inferred from the name graph)
≈12 people, est.
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Canada, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin
(measured from records), tema provenita din calendaristicele : Guar t, lat. Quartus al patrulea" sau din C art e r i e, < lat. quartarius patrar", o masura latina. 1. Cartu, apa (AO XVI 326) ; - C., prof., 1875; -1, V. (Bir VI), -1 disc (Sur XIX). 2. Cartea, Orbul (Cotr 82) ; 3. Carteul t. (17 B IV 424). 4. Cartufa (Tel 58). 5. Cartiu t. In raionul Tirgu Jiu. Cartianu fam. 6. +-un : Cartunesti s. (13-15 B 213) Ii cu metateza Catrunesti s. ;7. Cartojani s., ipotetic prin forma intermediary * Cartogani, din Cartu suf. ov > og, ca In Cirlogani din Cirlojani (AO XVII 299).
Cited for this meaning 1
- Dictionar Onomastic Rominesc
Where in the world
(measured from records)Cartu counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA Canada | ≈12 est. | ≈1 in 3.5M | — | Cartu | 18 |
| US United States | ≈6 est. | ≈1 in 56M | listed | Cartu | 7 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: the us-wru-surnames-voterfile register. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
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How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)1 register or reference work attests this spelling, across 1 country.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Cartu mean?
- Recorded meaning: , tema provenita din calendaristicele : Guar t, lat. Quartus al patrulea" sau din C art e r i e, < lat. quartarius patrar", o masura latina. 1. Cartu, apa (AO XVI 326) ; - C., prof., 1875; -1, V.
- In which country does Cartu have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 12 people named Cartu in Canada, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled cartu.
- How common is the name Cartu?
- Mondonomo estimates about 12 people in Canada have Cartu as their first surname, about 1 in 3.5 million residents. No national register counts it there; the figure is ours, calibrated against the registers that do.
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About this data
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These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Cartu”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.