Family name Carter (Carter 
, 卡特 
, كارتر 
, among others...) , worldwide, is a widespread surname. The cognomen Carter is habitual in Barbados, where it is a common surname, Isle of Man, and New Zealand (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Carter is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Carter | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
| 卡特 | China |
| كارتر | Sudan, Iraq, Egypt, Saudi Arabia |
| カーター | Japan |
| Картер | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| קרטר | Israel |
| peter carter English logician (b. 1530) |
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| oliver carter Church of England clergyman (b. 1540) |
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| william carter English Roman Catholic printer and martyr., GB (b. 1548) |
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| john carter Church of England clergyman, GB (b. 1554) |
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thomas carter Puritan minister in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, US (b. 1608) |
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| elizabeth carter (1573-1620) (b. 1573) |
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| william carter English Independent minister (b. 1605) |
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robert carter i American politician (1663-1732), US (b. 1663) |
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| mary carter 17th c. Englishwoman in America, wife of Rev. Thomas Carter, of Woburn, GB (b. 1614) |
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judith armistead carter (1665-1699) (b. 1665) |
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| richard carter English politician (b. 1617) |
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| john carter English politician, born 1619 (b. 1619) |
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| anne carter (born 1620) (b. 1620) |
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| john carter, jr. (b. 1613) |
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john carter, of corotoman 1690 - 1742, US (b. 1690) |
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