Carteret (earlier, de Carteret) is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

origin. It derives from , an inhabited place on the northwest coast of the

Cotentin peninsula The Cotentin Peninsula (, ; nrf, Cotentîn ), also known as the Cherbourg Peninsula, is a peninsula in Normandy that forms part of the northwest coast of France. It extends north-westward into the English Channel, towards Great Britain. To its w ...

, facing the

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

. The Channel Islands are the only remnant of the

Duchy of Normandy The Duchy of Normandy grew out of the 911 Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between King Charles III of West Francia and the Viking leader Rollo. The duchy was named for its inhabitants, the Normans. From 1066 until 1204, as a result of the Norman c ...

, the original territorial holding of

William the Conqueror William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...

, who invaded England in 1066. Historically, members of the Carteret family have occupied influential positions in the Channel Islands, notably as hereditary

Seigneurs of Sark ''Seigneur'' is an originally feudal title in France before the Revolution, in New France and British North America until 1854, and in the Channel Islands to this day. A seigneur refers to the person or collective who owned a ''seigneurie'' (o ...

and hereditary Bailiffs of Jersey.

Carteret as a surname

Anna Carteret Anna Carteret (born 11 December 1942) is a British stage and screen actress. Biography Carteret was born as Annabelle S. Wilkinson on 11 December 1942 in Bangalore, British India, the daughter of Peter John Wilkinson and his wife Patricia Ca ...

(born 1942), British stage and screen actress *

Sir Charles Carteret, 3rd Baronet Sir Charles Carteret, 3rd Baronet (4 June 1679 – 6 June May 1715) was Seigneur of Sark Sark (french: link=no, Sercq, ; Sercquiais: or ) is a part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France ...

(1679-1715), Seigneur of Sark 1693-1715 *

Edward Carteret Edward Carteret (1671–1739) was an English politician and served as Postmaster General from 1721 until his death. Life Edward Carteret was the third son of Philip Carteret FRS of Hawnes and younger brother of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carter ...

(1671–1739), English politician *

Elias de Carteret Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several holy ...

, father of George Carteret * Elizabeth Carteret (1664/651717), wife of Philip Carteret FRS, mother of Sir Charles Carteret *

George Carteret Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet ( – 14 January 1680 N.S.) was a royalist statesman in Jersey and England, who served in the Clarendon Ministry as Treasurer of the Navy. He was also one of the original lords proprietor of the ...

, 1st Baronet ( – 1680), one of the first proprietors of New Jersey *

George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (July 1667 – 22 September 1695) was son of Sir Philip Carteret (died 1672) and the grandson of Vice Admiral Sir George Carteret, 1st Baronet (died 1680). His mother was Lady Jemima Montagu, a daughter of Edw ...

(first creation) (1667–95), ennobled 1681 in recognition of the loyalty of his grandfather, George Carteret, to the Crown *

George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret PC (23 January 1770 – 19 February 1838), styled Lord George Thynne between 1789 and 1826, was a British Tory politician. Background and education Carteret was the second son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of ...

(second creation) (1770-1838), British Tory politician, nephew of Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret * George de Carteret (1886-1932), Anglican Bishop of Jamaica 1916-31 * George William de Carteret (AKA ''Le Caouain'', 1869–1940), Norman language journalist and writer from Jersey * Godefroy De Carteret, Anglo-French nobleman, son of Renaud De Carteret III *

Hellier de Carteret Hellier de Carteret ( fl. 1563 – 1578) was the first Seigneur of Sark, reigning from 1563 to 1578. He was the son of Édouard de Carteret, Seigneur of Saint Ouen (d. 1533), and grandson of Philip de Carteret, 8th Seigneur of St Ouen. It was He ...

(), Seigneur of Sark *

Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret PC (1735–1826), of Haynes, Bedfordshire (known until 1776 as the Honourable Henry Frederick Thynne), was Member of Parliament for Staffordshire (1757–1761), for Weobley in Herefordshire (1761� ...

(second creation) (1735–1826), British politician, Bailiff of Jersey 1776–1826, uncle of George Thynne, 2nd Baron Carteret * Jason De Carteret (active from 2011), British polar explorer born on Guernsey *

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, (; 22 April 16902 January 1763), commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763; he worked extremely close ...

(Baron Carteret, first creation) (1690–1763), British statesman and Secretary of State, Seigneur of Sark 1715-20 **

Carteret Ministry The Carteret ministry was the Whig government of Great Britain that held office from 1742 to 1744, following the defeat of the Walpole ministry by a margin of one vote. The nominal head of the ministry was Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilming ...

, the executive arm of the British government 1742–44, named after John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville *

John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret John Thynne, 3rd Baron Carteret PC (28 December 1772 – 10 March 1849), known as Lord John Thynne between 1789 and 1838, was a British peer and politician. Background and education Carteret was the third son of Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of ...

(second creation) (1772-1849), British peer and politician. *

Nicolas Henri Carteret Nicolas Henri Carteret (7 November 1807 – 29 January 1862) was a French lawyer and politician. Early years Nicolas Henri Carteret was born at Châtillon-sur-Seine, Côte-d'Or, on 7 November 1807. His parents were Nicolas Carteret (1766–1811) ...

(1807–62), French lawyer and politician * Peter Carteret (1641after 1672), Governor of the British colony of Albemarle (later to become North Carolina) 1670-72 * Philip Carteret FRS (1641–72), son of George Carteret, father of George Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret (first creation) *

Philip De Carteret, 8th Seigneur of St Ouen Philip de Carteret (died 1500) was the eighth Seigneur of Saint Ouen. The son of Philip, he married Margaret Harliston in 1470 and had 21 children. According to a biased non-contemporary account of Baker's governorship, Philip de Carteret opposed ...

(before 14701500), English or French nobleman *

Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet (1620 – between 1663 and 1675), also known as Philippe de Carteret III, was the 4th Seigneur of Sark. He supported the Royalist (Cavalier) cause during the War of the Three Kingdoms. Biography Philip Carteret was ...

(1620-1663/75), Seigneur of Sark *

Philip Carteret (colonial governor) Philip Carteret; french: link=no, Philippe de Carteret; (1639–1682) was the first Governor of New Jersey, from 1665 to 1673 and governor of East New Jersey from 1674 to 1682. Career The English annexed the Dutch province of New Netherland ...

(1639–82), first Governor of New Jersey *

Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet Sir Philip Carteret, 2nd Baronet (c. 1650 – 1693), also known as Philippe de Carteret IV, was the 5th Seigneur of Sark from 1663 to 1693. Origins He was born in about 1650, the eldest son of Sir Philip Carteret, 1st Baronet (1620-1675) (Phili ...

(–93), Seigneur of Sark 1663-93 *

Philip Carteret Rear-Admiral Philip Carteret, Seigneur of Trinity (22 January 1733, Trinity Manor, Jersey – 21 July 1796, Southampton) was a British naval officer and explorer who participated in two of the Royal Navy's circumnavigation expeditions in 1764� ...

(1733–96), British naval officer and explorer * Philippe De Carteret, 2nd of St Ouen (born 1152), Anglo-French nobleman * Philippe De Carteret, 3rd of St Ouen, Anglo-French nobleman, son of Philippe De Carteret, 2nd of St Ouen *

Philippe de Carteret I Philippe de Carteret I, 2nd Seigneur of Sark (1552–1594) was the Seigneur of Sark and Saint Ouen from 1578 to 1594. He was the oldest son of Hellier de Carteret, his predecessor in the office. Philippe's mother was Margaret de Carteret, widow ...

(1552–94), Seigneur of Sark 1578-94 *

Philippe de Carteret II Philippe de Carteret II, 3rd Seigneur of Sark (18 February 1584 – 22 August 1643) was the son of Philippe de Carteret I (1552–1594) and Rachel Paulett (1564–1650), daughter of George Paulett (1534–1621) who was Bailiff of Jerse ...

(1584-1643), Seigneur of Sark *

Renaud De Carteret I Sir Renaud, (Reginald), de Carteret, Seigneur of ., (1063–1125) is first found in a charter, dated 1125, from the Abbey of Mont Saint-Michel. He went on the First Crusade, 1096-99, with Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. In the archives of ...

(1063–1125), Anglo-French nobleman * Renaud de Carteret II, Anglo-French nobleman, father of Philippe De Carteret, 2nd of St Ouen and of Renaud De Carteret III *

Renaud De Carteret III Sir Reginald de Carteret, Baron of Carteret and 1st Seigneur of Saint Ouen (1140–1214) was the son of Renaud de Carteret, Baron of Carteret and Lord of Saint Ouen, and father of Philippe and Godefroy. With the separation of Normandy from En ...

(1140–1214), Anglo-French nobleman, son of Renaud de Carteret II *

Renaud De Carteret V Sir Renaud (Reginald) de Carteret, 8th Seigneur of Saint Ouen (1316–1382) was a Seigneur of Saint Ouen in Jersey. He followed his father as Seigneur of St Ouen in 1327. Succeeded to the command of the military forces in Jersey when the Governo ...

(born 1316), Anglo-French nobleman

Carteret as a given name

* Frederick de Carteret Malet (1837-1912), Jersey-born influential person in New Zealand *

John Carteret Pilkington John Carteret Pilkington (1730-1763) was an Irish singer and writer who left lively memoirs of his early life and collaborated on the memoirs of his mother Laetitia Pilkington. Origins Known as Jack, the younger surviving son of the art histori ...

(1730–63), Irish singer and writer *

Philip Carteret Hill Philip Carteret Hill (August 13, 1821 – September 15, 1894) was a Nova Scotia politician. Born in Halifax (former city), Halifax, he was mayor of Halifax from 1861 to 1864 before entering provincial politics as a supporter of Canadian co ...

(1821–94), Canadian politician in Nova Scotia *

Philip Carteret Silvester Sir Philip Carteret Silvester (1777–1828) was a captain in the Royal Navy He was the son of Rear-admiral Philip Carteret, the circumnavigator, by his wife Mary Rachel, daughter of Sir John Baptist Silvester, M.D., F.R.S. (d. 1789), a Frenchman ...

(1777–1828), British naval officer, son of Philip Carteret *

Philip Carteret Webb Philip Carteret Webb (14 August 1702 – 22 June 1770) was an English barrister, involved with the 18th-century antiquarian movement. He became a member of the London Society of Antiquaries in 1747, and as its lawyer, was responsible for securin ...

(1702–70), English barrister and antiquarian

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