Cartridge is a surname in the
English
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language, and is considered to be an English surname. The name is thought to be possibly a variant form of the surname ''Cartwright''. According to
etymologist P. H. Reaney, the earliest record of the surname ''
Cartridge
Cartridge may refer to:
Objects
* Cartridge (firearms), a type of modern ammunition
* ROM cartridge, a removable component in an electronic device
* Cartridge (respirator), a type of filter used in respirators
Other uses
* Cartridge (surname), a ...
'' is of John ''Carkerege'', in 1522 (in
Canterbury
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).
The surname ''Cartwright'' is derived from two
Middle English
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elements: ''cart'', ''carte'' + ''wright'', meaning "craftsman". The name is first recorded in the 13th century, although the vocabulary word does not date before the 15th century.
[ which cited for the surname "Cartwright".] According to Reaney, the earliest record of the surname ''Cartwright'' is of John ''le Cartwereste'', in 1275 (within the ''
Subsidy Rolls'' of
Worcestershire
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).
People with the surname
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Donald Cartridge (1933–2016), English cricketer
References
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English-language surnames