Given name & surname

Carstairs

“fort”

Carstairs is a surname from Cumbric.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Carstairs goes back to Cumbric *cayr, meaning “fort.”

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Where it comes from

Carstairs comes from Cumbric.

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How it developed

From Cumbric *cayr (“fort”), from Cumbric *Tarras.

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