Carlton - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Carlton \c(a)-rl-ton, car-lton\ is pronounced KARL-ten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "free peasant settlement". Place name and surname.

Carlton has 4 variant forms: Carleton, Carlson, Carston and Charlton.

Baby names that sound like Carlton are Karlton and Carlito.

Carlton is a popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Carlton. Click here to compare Carlton with related baby names.