Meaning:
Its source is ceorl tun, an Old English name meaning "Peasant settlement."
Alternative Spellings: Carleton and Charlton
Popularity:
The name Carlton ranked 861st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 334th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.