Settlement of the free peasants
Derived from the Old English words 'ceorl' (meaning free peasant) and 'tun' (meaning settlement or enclosure). It originally served as a place name in England before transitioning into a surname and eventually a given name.
Less common today
Carleton isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,434 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Influential 19th-century landscape photographer
American physical anthropologist
American film and stage actor
