As nouns the difference between wainwright and cartwright

is that wainwright is a person who builds and repairs wagons while cartwright is a person who makes carts; a wainwright.

As proper nouns the difference between wainwright and cartwright

is that wainwright is {{surname|A=An English|from=occupations}} from someone who built wagons while Cartwright is {{surname|A=An|English occupational|from=occupations}} for someone who made carts.