Carlton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Carlton \c(a)-rl-

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 very common first name for men (#334 out of 1220) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#1292 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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