Cartier Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Cartier last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Cartier last name
Meaning of the Cartier last name: carter, carrier of goods. Cartier is a French occupational surname for a carter who moved goods by cart, from Old French charetier. Explorer Jacques Cartier of Saint-Malo sailed up the Saint Lawrence in 1535. The jewellery house founded in Paris in 1847 made the last name a byword for luxury.
Arms associated with the Cartier name
Coats of arms associated with the Cartier surname follow French heraldry, each with its own blazon.
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Cartier name FAQ
What does the Cartier name mean?
Carter, carrier of goods. Common variants include Quartier, Carter.
Where does the Cartier surname come from?
It originates in France, and is also found in Canada, Belgium and Switzerland.
Is there a Cartier coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Cartier coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France (Larousse); Marie-Thérèse Morlet, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille (Perrin, 1991).