Carter (name)

Carter (name)

Origin
Language(s)	Latin, Gaelic
Meaning	"transport goods by cart"
Region of origin	Ireland, Scotland, England
Other names
Variant form(s)	McCarter MacArthur McArthur McCarthy Carty
Frequency Comparisons:[1]

Carter is a family name, and also may be a given name. Carter is of Irish, Scottish and English origin and is an occupational name given to one who transports goods by cart or wagon ultimately of Irish and Celtic derivation and an Irish reduced form of the name McCarter or the Scottish-Gaelic Mac Artair with Mc meaning son of and its appearance and pronunciation as Carter being the Anglicized form of the Irish Mac Artúir.^[2][3] The name is related to the Gaelic word cairt meaning cart, and ultimately from the Latin carettarius. Additionally, in Gaelic, the word "cairtear", which means tourist or sojourner, is also related. It is the 44th most common surname in the United States, 56th most common in England, 428th most common in Ireland, where it is found with greatest frequency in County Laois as the 70th most common surname, and 274th in Scotland.^[1]

People of European heritage bearing this surname may trace their ancestors back to Ireland, England or Scotland. Within the past 150 years, the Carter surname has been adopted widely by African Americans taken from slavemasters by former slaves upon the Emancipation and 13th Amendment or through the common mixing found between Irish immigrants and free African Americans. This name is common among African Americans capable of tracing their roots back to the southern United States or Caribbean from the early 20th century onward, with some 35% of name holders of Carter in the United States being of African-American descent and it being the 22nd most common surname for Black Americans.

People with the surname[]

A[]

• Aaron Carter (born 1987), American musician
• Ad Carter (1895–1957), American comic strip cartoonist
• Adam Carter (footballer) (born 1994), Australian rules footballer from Western Australia
• Adrian Carter (born 1959), British architect
• Aimee Carter (born 1986), American writer
• Al Carter, (born 1952), American journalist
• Alan Carter (disambiguation)
• Albert Carter (disambiguation)
• Alex Carter (disambiguation)
• Ali Carter (born 1979), English professional snooker player
• Allen 'Big Al' Carter (1947–2008), American artist
• Ally Carter (born 1974), American author
• Amanda Carter (born 1964), Australian Paralympic basketball player
• Amon G. Carter (1879–1955), publisher of the newspaper Fort Worth Star-Telegram
• Amy Carter (born 1967), youngest child of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn
• Amy Carter (Georgia politician), American politician
• Andre Carter (born 1979), American football defensive end
• Andrew Carter (disambiguation)
• Angela Carter (1940–1992), English novelist and journalist
• Anita Carter (1933–1999), American singer-songwriter
• Ann Carter (1936–2014), American actress
• Ann Carter (rioter) (died 1629), English activist
• Anne Hill Carter Lee, (1773–1829), American, mother of Confederate General Robert E. Lee
• Anson Carter (born 1974), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• Anthony Carter (disambiguation)
• A. P. Carter (1891–1960), American country music musician, founder of the Carter Family musical group
• April Carter, British academic and political activist
• Arnold Carter (1918–1989), American baseball player
• Asa Earl Carter (1925–1979), American speechwriter; novelist under the pseudonym Forrest Carter
• Ashley Carter (born 1995), English footballer
• Ashton Carter (born 1954), American physicist, Harvard University professor, and US Secretary of Defense

B[]

• Barry White (born Barry Eugene Carter, 1944–2003), American soul and disco singer
• Ben Carter (basketball) (born 1994), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Ben Carter (1939–2014), known as Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, American founder and spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
• Ben Carter (born 1981), English drummer for Evile
• Ben Carter (actor) (1910–1946), American actor and casting agent
• Benny Carter (1907–2003), American jazz musician
• Benny Carter (painter) (1943–2014), American folk artist
• Bernard Carter (banker) (1893–1961), American soldier and banker
• Betty Carter (1930–1998), American jazz singer
• Bill Carter (born 1966), American writer and documentary director
• Billy Carter (1937–1988), American younger brother of U.S. president Jimmy Carter
• Billy Carter (ice hockey) (born 1937), Canadian ice hockey player
• Blue Ivy Carter (born 2012), American singer
• Bo Carter (1893–1964), American blues musician
• Bob Carter (musician) (1922–1993), American jazz bassist and arranger
• Bob Carter (cricketer, born 1937), English cricketer for Worcestershire
• Bobby Carter (1939–2015), American politician in Tennessee
• Brandon Carter (born 1942), Australian theoretical physicist noted for work on the properties of black holes
• Brandon Carter (American football) (born 1986), American footballer and wrestler known as TAC
• Brett Carter (politician) (born 1972), American politician
• Brett Carter (rugby league) (born 1989), British rugby league footballer
• Brian Carter (born 1973), American author, speaker and marketer
• Bruce Carter (disambiguation)
• Buddy Carter (born 1957), American Congressman from Georgia
• Bunchy Carter (1942–1969), American activist in the Black Panther Party

C[]

• Carter (Berkshire cricketer) (fl. 1790s), English professional cricketer
• Carter (music) (1945–2011), American music executive, producer, and songwriter
• Carter (artist) (born 1970), American artist and film director
• Carl Carter (born 1964), American footballer
• Carlene Carter (born 1955), American country singer-songwriter
• Carol Ann Carter, American artist
• Cedric Carter, British clinical geneticist
• Cethan Carter (born 1995), American football player
• Chance Carter (born 2001), Canadian soccer player
• (born 1994) American Businessman
• Charles Carter (disambiguation)
• Chennedy Carter (born 1998), American basketball player
• Chesley William Carter (1902–1994), Canadian Member of Parliament and senator
• Chris Carter (disambiguation)
• Clarence Holbrook Carter (1904–2000), American painter
• Clarence Carter (born 1936), American singer and musician
• Claude Carter (1881–1952), South African cricketer
• Clifford Carter (born 1952), American keyboardist
• Clive Carter, British actor and singer
• Colin Carter, Canadian economist
• Cris Carter (born 1965), American football wide receiver
• Curtis L. Carter (born 19??), American? academic
• Cynthia Carter (born 1959), British academic, writer and feminist

D[]

• Dale Carter (born 1969), American football cornerback
• Dan Carter (born 1982), New Zealand rugby player
• Daniel Carter (disambiguation), several other people
• Danielle Carter (actress), Australian actress
• Danielle Carter (footballer) (born 1993), English footballer
• Darrell Carter (born 1967), English cricketer
• Darren Carter (rugby league) (born 1972), British rugby league footballer
• Darren Carter (born 1983), English football player
• Darren Carter (comedian), American actor and stand-up comedian
• Daryl Carter (born 1975), American football linebacker
• Dave Carter (1952–2002), American folk singer and songwriter
• David Carter (disambiguation)
• Davy Carter (born 1975), American politician in Arkansas
• Dean Carter (born 1955), American convicted spree-killer
• Deana Carter (born 1966), American singer-songwriter of country music
• Derrick Carter (born 1969), American house producer and DJ
• Derrick Carter (footballer) (born 1982), Guyanese international footballer
• Desmond Carter (1895–1939), British lyricist
• Desmond Keith Carter (1967–2002), American who was executed in North Carolina for a 1992 murder
• Dennis Malone Carter (18??-1881), Irish born American artist who painted portraits and historical settings
• Dexter Carter (born 1967), American football running back
• Dick Carter (1916–1969), American baseball player and manager
• Dixie Carter (1939–2010), American actress
• Dixie Carter (wrestling) (born 1964), American wrestling promoter
• Dominic Carter, American news reporter and political commentator
• Don Carter (disambiguation)
• Donna Carter (c. 1944 – 2018), Trinidadian politician and diplomat
• Doris Carter (1912–1999), Australian high jumper and discus thrower
• Dorothy Carter (1935–2003), American musician
• Douglas Carter (1908–1988), New Zealand politician
• Douglas F. Carter, Canadian-born Californian politician
• Duane Carter (1913–1993), American racecar driver in the Indianapolis 500
• Dudley C. Carter (1891–1991), Canadian-American woodcarver
• Duncan Carter-Campbell of Possil (1911–1990), Scottish Soldier
• Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born 1982), rapper known as "Lil Wayne"

E[]

• Earl Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Edith Carter (fl.1920s and 1930s), English actress and playwright
• Edmund Carter (cricketer, born 1785) (1785–18??), English cricketer
• Edmund Carter (cricketer, born 1845) (1845–1923), English cricketer
• Edward Carter (disambiguation)
• Edwin Carter (c. 1830 – 1900), American naturalist
• E. Finley Carter, director/president of SRI International from 1956 to 1963
• Elizabeth Carter (1717–1806), English poet, classicist, writer and translator
• Ellen Carter (1762–1815), English artist and illustrator
• Elliott Carter (1908–2012), American classical music composer
• Elmer Carter (1911–2011), American baseball player
• Eric Carter (Canadian football) (born 1969), American Canadian footballer
• Eric Carter (born 1970), American BMX racer
• Ernest Trow Carter (1866–1953), American organist and composer
• Ernest Carter (drummer) (born 19??), American drummer
• Ethan Carter III (born 1983), ring name of American professional wrestler Michael Hutter

F[]

• Finn Carter (born 1960), American actress
• Forrest Carter, pseudonym of Asa Earl Carter
• Frances Ann Tasker Carter (1738–1787), wife of Robert Carter, wealthy Virginia plantation owner
• Francis Carter (priest) (1851–1935), British Anglican priest
• Francis John Carter (1869–1949), New Zealand sawmiller
• Frank Carter (disambiguation)
• Fred Carter (disambiguation)
• Freddy Carter (born 1993), English actor

G[]

• Gary Carter (1954–2012), American professional baseball player
• Geoff Carter 1943–2018), English footballer
• Geoffrey Carter (born 1979), Australian-American composer, musician, producer, physicist, and engineer
• George Carter (disambiguation)
• Gerald Emmett Carter (1912–2003), Cardinal Archbishop of Toronto
• Gerald Carter (born 1957), American football wide receiver
• Glenn Carter (born 1964), English stage actor and singer–songwriter
• Gloria Carter Spann (1926–1990), motorcyclist and sister of Jimmy Carter
• G. R. Carter (born 1968), American Quarter Horse Jockey
• Granville Carter, (1920–1992) American sculptor. Nicknamed "Dany Carter"
• Graydon Carter (born 1949), Canadian-born American journalist
• Greg Carter (disambiguation)
• G. S. Carter (1910–1988), New Zealand surveyor and road engineer

H[]

• H. Adams Carter (1914–1995), American linguist, mountaineer and editor of the American Alpine Journal
• Hamish Carter (born 1971), New Zealand triathlete
• Harold Carter (disambiguation)
• Harry Carter (disambiguation)
• Hazel Carter (writer) (1894–1918), American who stowed away on a ship to France during WWI to be with her husband
• H. E. Carter (1910–2007), American biochemist
• Helen Carter (1927–1998), American country singer
• Helena Carter (1923–2000), American actress
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966), British actress
• Henry Carter (disambiguation)
• Herbert Carter (disambiguation)
• Hodding Carter (1907–1972), American journalist and author
• Hodding Carter III (born 1935), American journalist and politician
• Holly Carter, American media producer
• Howard Carter (disambiguation)
• Howie Carter (1904–1991), American baseball player John Howard Carter
• Hugh Carter (1920–1999), American politician

I[]

• Ian Carter (born 1967), British-born Canadian soccer player

J[]

• Jack Carter (disambiguation)
• Jamal Carter (born 1994), American football player
• James Carter (disambiguation)
• James Pratt Carter (1915–2000), American military officer and politician
• Janette Carter (1923–2006), American musician
• Janis Carter (1913–1994), American actress
• Jared Carter (Latter Day Saints) (1801–1849), American religious leader
• Jared Carter (poet) (born 1939), American poet
• Jason Carter (disambiguation)
• Jeff Carter (disambiguation)
• Jenny Carter (born 1931), Canadian politician, former cabinet minister
• Jermaine Carter (born 1995), American football player
• Jerome Carter (athlete) (born 1963), American high jumper, former co-American record holder, 1988
• Jerome Carter (born 1982), American football safety
• Jesse F. Carter (1873–1943), American associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
• Jesse W. Carter (1888–1959), American associate justice of the California Supreme Court
• Jevon Carter (born 1995), American basketball player
• Jill Carter-Hansen (née Carter, born 1941), New Zealand-born illustrator, author and filmmaker
• Jill P. Carter (born 1964), American politician in Maryland
• Jim Carter, various people – see James Carter (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Carter (born 1924), former U.S. president
• Joan Carter (born 1943), American businesswoman and philanthropist
• Joanne Carter (born 1980), Australian figure skating Olympian
• Joseph Carter (disambiguation), includes people named Joe Carter
• John Carter (disambiguation), includes people named Johnny Carter
• Jon Carter (American football) (born 1965), American football defensive lineman
• Jon Carter (born 1970), English DJ and businessman
• Jonathan Carter (disambiguation)
• Joseph Carter (disambiguation)
• Josiah Carter (1813–1868), American politician in Connecticut
• June Carter (1929–2003), American country singer, wife of Johnny Cash
• Justin Carter (born 1987), American basketball player

K[]

• Kayli Carter, American actress
• Keith Carter (disambiguation)
• Kenneth Carter (disambiguation), also includes people named Ken or Kenny Carter
• Kent Carter (born 1939), American jazz bassist
• Kerry Carter (born 1980), Trinidadian-born gridiron football fullback
• Kevin Carter (1961–1994), South African photojournalist
• Kevin Carter (American football) (born 1973), American National Football League player
• Kid Carter (fl. 1903–06), American baseball player
• Kim Carter, Canadian public servant
• Kyle Carter (born 1992), American football tight end
• Kym Carter (born 1964), American heptathlete

L[]

• Lance Carter (musician) (1955–2006), American jazz drummer
• Lance Carter (born 1974), American baseball player
• Landon Carter (1710–1778), Virginia planter
• Larry Carter (born 1965), American baseball player
• Laura Carter (actress) (born 1985), English actress and model
• Laura Carter (musician), American multi-instrumentalist musician
• Lee Carter (comics), 21st century British concept and comics artist
• Lee Carter (born 1971), better known as Viper, American rapper
• Les Carter (born 1958), better known as Fruitbat, English musician
• Les Carter (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
• Mrs. Leslie Carter (1862–1937), American actress
• Leslie Carter (1986–2012), American pop singer
• Lillian Gordy Carter (1898–1983), known as "Miss Lillian", mother of former U.S. president Jimmy Carter
• Lin Carter (1930–1988), American science fiction/fantasy author and editor
• Linda Carter (disambiguation)
• Lorenzo Carter (1767–1814), early American community leader
• Lorenzo Carter (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Louis Carter (1953–2020), American football running back
• Lyle Carter (born 1945), Canadian ice hockey and softball player
• Lynda Carter (born 1951), American television actress and singer of cabarets
• Lynne Carter (c. 1924 – 1985), American entertainer, actor and female impersonator

M[]

• Mandy Carter (born 1948), American LGBT activist
• Mark Carter (footballer) (born 1960), English footballer
• Mark Carter (rugby) (born 1968), New Zealand rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Martin Carter (1927–1997), Guyanese poet
• Marty Carter (born 1969), American football safety
• Mary Kennedy Carter (1934–2010), American social studies teacher and civil rights activist
• Matt Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Maurice Bonham Carter (1880–1960), English Liberal politician, civil servant and cricketer
• Maurice Carter (film designer) (1913–2000), British film production designer
• Maurice Carter (racing driver), Canadian racer
• Maurice Carter (basketball) (born 1976), American former professional basketball player
• Maybelle Carter (1909–1978), American country music musician
• Mel Carter (born 1939), American singer and actor
• Melvin Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michael Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michelle Carter (athlete) (born 1985), American shot putter
• Murray Carter, (born 1931) Australian racing driver

N[]

• Nathan Carter (born 1990), Irish country singer
• Neal Carter (1902–1978), Canadian mountaineer
• Neil Carter (disambiguation)
• Nell Carter (1948–2003), American singer and actress
• Nelson Victor Carter (1887–1916), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Nick Carter (disambiguation), includes people named Nicholas Carter
• Nigel Carter (born 1947), English environmentalist and politician
• Nina Carter (born 1952), British model
• Norah Carter (1881–1966), New Zealand photographer

O[]

• Oliver Jesse Carter (1911–1976), American Federal judge
• Orrin N. Carter (1854–1928), American state judge

P[]

• Pamela Carter (born 1949), American lawyer; Indiana Attorney General (1993–97)
• Pat Carter (born 1966), American football tight end
• Patrick Carter (disambiguation)
• Paul Carter (disambiguation)
• Paula Carter (1940–2001), American politician from Missouri
• Perry Carter (born 1971), American football defensive back
• Peter Carter (disambiguation)
• Philip Carter (1927–2015), Scottish-born football director
• Phillip Carter (disambiguation)
• Pip Carter, English actor

Q[]

• Quincy Carter (born 1977), American professional football player

R[]

• Raich Carter (1913–1994), English footballer and cricketer
• Ralph Carter (born 1961), American actor
• Raymond Carter (disambiguation)
• Reggie Carter (1957–1999), American baseball player
• Regina Carter (born 1966), American jazz violinist
• Reginald Carter (disambiguation)
• Rich Carter (born 1971), American chemistry professor
• Richard Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rick Carter (born 1952), American production designer and art director
• Rob Carter (born 1949), American professor of typographer and graphic design
• Robert Carter (disambiguation), includes people named Bob Carter
• Rod Carter (born 1954), Australian rules football from Victoria
• Rodney Carter (born 1964), American football running back
• Roger Carter (disambiguation)
• Ron Carter (disambiguation)
• Ronan Carter (born 1996), English actor
• Ron'Dell Carter (born 1997), American football player
• Rosalynn Carter (born 1927), former First Lady of the United States, wife of Jimmy Carter
• Ross Carter (1914–2002), American footballer
• Roy Carter (born 1948), English oboist
• Roy Carter (footballer), English footballer
• Rubin Carter (1937–2014), American-Canadian boxer wrongfully convicted of murder
• Rubin Carter (American football) (born 1952), American football defensive tackle
• Russell Carter (born 1962), American footballer
• Russell Carter (basketball) (born 1985), American basketball player
• Russell Gordon Carter (1892–1957), American author
• Ruth E. Carter, American costume designer
• Ryan Carter (born 1983), American ice hockey player

S[]

• Sam Carter (disambiguation)
• Sammy Carter (1878–1948), English-born Australian cricketer
• Samuel Carter (disambiguation)
• Sara Carter (1898–1979), American country music musician
• Sarah Carter (born 1980), Canadian actress
• Scott Carter (New Zealand administrator), New Zealand sports administrator
• Scott Carter (Australia rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s
• Shawn Carter (born 1969), American rapper better known as Jay-Z
• Shayne Carter (born 1964), New Zealand rock singer
• Shonie Carter (born 1972), American mixed martial artist
• Shy Carter (born 1984), American songwriter, record producer and singer
• Sol Carter (1908–2006), American baseball pitcher
• Sonny Carter (1947–1991), American physician, astronaut, naval officer and professional soccer player
• Stacy Carter (born 1970), known as Miss Kitty or The Kat, American professional wrestler
• Stephen Carter (disambiguation)
• Steve Carter (disambiguation), includes people named Steven Carter
• Sue Carter (born 1956), Australian politician
• Sydney Carter (1915–2004), English poet and songwriter: "Lord of the Dance"

T[]

• Terry Carter (born 1928), American actor and filmmaker
• Thomas Carter (disambiguation)
• Tim Carter (disambiguation)
• Timothy Carter (disambiguation)
• Toby Carter (1910–1988), New Zealand surveyor and road engineer
• Todd Carter (born 1986), American football placekicker
• Tom Carter (disambiguation)
• Tony Carter (disambiguation)
• Tory Carter (born 1999), American football player
• Troy Carter (disambiguation)
• Tyler Carter (born 1991), American singer-songwriter
• Tyron Carter (born 1985), French singer and rapper
• Tyrone Carter (born 1976), American football defensive back
• Tyrone Carter (politician), American politician in Michigan

V[]

• Valerie Carter (1952–2017), American singer-songwriter
• Vednita Carter, 21st century American anti-prostitution activist and author
• Vince Carter (born 1977), American professional basketball player
• Vincent Carter (1891–1972), American congressman from Wyoming
• Virgil Carter (born 1945), American football quarterback
• Virginia Carter (born 1936), Canadian physicist and entertainment executive
• Vivian Carter (1921–1989), American record company executive and radio dj
• Vivien Carter (Contemporary), Australian actress, singer and dancer

W[]

• Wally Carter (footballer born 1898) (1898–1970), Australian rules footballer from Victoria
• Wally Carter (1909–2001), Australian rules football player and coach from Victoria
• Walter P. Carter (1923–1971), American civil rights activist in Baltimore
• Walter C. Carter (1929–2002), Canadian Member of Parliament
• Walter E. Carter Jr., American Vice Admiral and Naval Flight Officer
• Wil Carter (born 1988), American basketball player
• Wilf Carter (footballer) (1933–2013), English footballer
• Wilf Carter (musician) (1904–1996), Canadian musician
• Wilfred Carter (1896–1975), English cricketer and footballer
• William Carter (disambiguation)
• Willoughby Harcourt Carter (1822–1900), first appointed Chief Constable of Buckinghamshire
• Wilson Carter, Scottish footballer in the 1960s
• Winifred Carter (c. 1883 – 1949), English author and playwright

X[]

• Xavier Carter (born December 1985), American athlete

Y[]

• Yannick Carter (born 1984), Canadian football linebacker
• Yvonne Carter (1959–2009), British doctor and Dean of Warwick Medical School

Z[]

• Zachary Carter (born 1999), American football player

People with the given name[]

Carter

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Gaelic
Meaning	"transports goods by cart"
Region of origin	Ireland, Scotland, England

• Carter Beauford (born 1957), American drummer and founding member of the Dave Matthews Band
• Carter Blackburn (born 1979), American sportscaster
• Carter Braxton (1736–1797), American signer of the Declaration of Independence, representative of Virginia
• Carter Burwell (born 1955), American composer of film soundtracks
• Carter Camp (1941–2013), American Indian Movement activist who played a leading role in the 1972 Trail of Broken Treaties.
• Carter Camper (born 1988), American ice hockey player
• Carter Coughlin (born 1997), American football player
• Carter Glass (1858–1946), American politician from Virginia
• Carter Harrison, Sr. (1825–1893), assassinated mayor of Chicago
• Carter Harrison, Jr. (1860–1953), mayor of Chicago
• Carter Bassett Harrison (c. 1756 – 1808), American politician from Virginia, brother of U.S. president William Henry Harrison
• Carter Hart (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Carter Jenkins (born 1991), American actor, starred in Surface
• Carter Revard (1931–2022), American writer and poet
• Carter Rubin (born 2005), American singer
• Carter B. Magruder (1900–1988), United States Army general
• Carter O'Donnell (born 1998), American football player
• Carter Page (born 1971), American petroleum industry consultant and a former foreign-policy adviser to Donald Trump
• Carter Stanley (1925–1966), American bluegrass musician; one of The Stanley Brothers
• Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950), American historian, author, journalist, founder of Black History Month

People with the middle name[]

• Paul Carter Harrison (1936–2022), American playwright and educator

Fictional characters[]

Given name[]

• Carter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), a character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Carter-A259, a Spartan in Halo: Reach
• Lt. Carter Blake, in the video game Heavy Rain
• Carter Grayson, in the Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue TV series
• Carter Hall, the Golden Age DC Comics super-hero Hawkman
• Carter Hayes, in the 1990 film Pacific Heights
• Carter Horton, in three films in the Final Destination series
• Carter Kane, in The Kane Chronicles trilogy
• Carter Mason, character in the 2009 Disney Channel Movie Princess Protection Program, played by Selena Gomez
• Carter Pewterschmidt, father of Lois Griffin in the animated TV series Family Guy
• Carter Slade, the real name of the masked western hero the Phantom Rider (originally known as Ghost Rider)
• Carter Stevens, main character in the television series Finding Carter
• Carter Davis, a character in Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2U, played by Israel Broussard

Surname[]

• Adam Carter, in the Spooks TV series
• Alan Carter, in the Space: 1999 TV series
• Chick Carter, title character of Chick Carter, Boy Detective, a radio program (1943–1945), and Chick Carter, Detective, a 1946 Columbia film serial
• Daisy Carter, in the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
• Damon Carter, in the American drama series Soul Food
• Daniel Carter, one of three characters with the identity of Supernova in the DC Comics Universe
• David Carter (character), protagonist of the animated miniseries Invasion America
• Doug Carter, in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
• Edison Carter, in the science fiction TV series Max Headroom
• Frank Carter, police officer in the video game The Getaway
• Harley Carter, protagonist of the Canadian TV series Carter
• , a character in the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage
• Heston Carter, in the British soap opera Doctors
• Jack Carter, protagonist of the Ted Lewis novel Jack's Return Home (later retitled Get Carter) and its sequels and film adaptations
• Jack Carter (Eureka), sheriff in the 2006 TV series Eureka
• Jacob Carter, in the science fiction TV series Stargate SG-1
• James Carter, detective in the Rush Hour (franchise) films
• John Carter, medical doctor in the American TV series ER
• John Carter of Mars, in the Barsoom series of Edgar Rice Burroughs
• Johnny Carter (EastEnders), in the British soap opera EastEnders
• Linda Carter, in EastEnders
• Logan Carter, in the video game series Dead Island
• Lucy Carter, protagonist of the TV sitcom Here's Lucy, played by Lucille Ball
• Mandy Carter, in Ackley Bridge
• Mandy Carter, in Mandy
• Michael Jon Carter, the DC Comics super hero known as Booster Gold
• Mick Carter, in EastEnders
• Nancy Carter, in EastEnders
• Nick Carter (literary character), fictional detective who first appeared in American dime novels in the 1890s
• Peggy Carter, a Marvel Comics character
  • Peggy Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the Marvel Cinematic Universe counterpart
• Randolph Carter, main character of many of H.P. Lovecraft's Dream-Cycle works
• Samantha Carter, in the science-fiction TV series Stargate SG-1, daughter of Jacob Carter
• Sharon Carter, Marvel Comics character
  • Sharon Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the Marvel Cinematic Universe counterpart
• Sheila Carter, in the American soap operas The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful
• Shirley Carter, in EastEnders
• Stan Carter, in EastEnders
• Tina Carter, in EastEnders
• Zebadiah John Carter, a protagonist of the Robert Heinlein novel The Number of the Beast
• Zoe Carter, in the 2006 TV series Eureka
• Zsa Zsa Carter, in EastEnders

See also[]

• Justice Carter (disambiguation)
• Cartter, given name and surname
• McCarter, surname

References[]

External links[]

• Carter households in mid-19th century Ireland