Cartridge (surname)
Introduction '''Cartridge''' is a surname in the English 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'' is of John ''Carkerege'', in 1522 (in Canterbury). The surname ''Cartwright'' is derived from two Middle English 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. According to Reaney, the earliest record of the surname ''Cartwright'' is of John ''le Cartwereste'', in 1275 (within the ''Subsidy Rolls'' of Worcestershire).
People with the surname *Donald Cartridge (1933–2016), English cricketer
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