Cartwright

Vehicle craftsman surname

Cartwright is a surname derived from the occupation of cart-making.

Notable bearers include Edmund Cartwright, inventor of the power loom, and various fictional characters such as the family in the television western *Bonanza*.

The Cartwrights owned a sprawling ranch called the Ponderosa. (Lowercase cartwright is the occupation.)

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Edmund

Male name, prosperity guardian

historical · American · television · western · dynasty · patriarch · family · frontier · ranching · Bonanza

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