# Carlton

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɑɹ(ə)ltən/ · frequency rank #11,663

## Definitions
1. Any of several place names in England:
2. Any of several place names in England:
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12. Any of several place names in England:
13. A habitational surname from Old English, from any of these places.
14. A suburb of southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
15. A locality in Sorell council area, south eastern Tasmania, Australia.
16. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
17. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
18. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Rosthern, Saskatchewan, Canada.
19. Various places in the United States of America:
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30. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

## Etymology
From Old English ċeorl (“freeman”) and tūn (“town”). Doublet of Charlton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.

## Easily confused with
- **caron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-caron)
- **Carson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-carson)
- **carton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-carton)
- **Colton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-colton)
- **cartoon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-cartoon)
- **Chilton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-chilton)
- **carrion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-carrion)
- **Charlton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlton-vs-charlton)
- **Carlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlo-vs-carlton)
- **carbon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbon-vs-carlton)
- **Carlos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlos-vs-carlton)
- **canton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canton-vs-carlton)
- **carlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlin-vs-carlton)
- **Carlson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlson-vs-carlton)
- **Carlsen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carlsen-vs-carlton)
- **Carleton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carleton-vs-carlton)

## Common misspellings (11)
`acrlton`, `calrton`, `carllton`, `carlotn`, `carltno`, `carltonn`, `carltton`, `carrlton`, `cartlon`, `ccarlton`, `cralton`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carlton