How common is the surname Cardinal?

4,580 people in the United States had the surname Cardinal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,412 Americans. It ranked 7,275th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cardinal?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Cardinal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cardinal?

Brian Cardinal, American basketball player (born 1977).

Where is the surname Cardinal most common?

Wikidata records people named Cardinal in the United States.

Is the surname Cardinal getting more or less common?

More common. 4,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,580 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Cardinal

A French surname, carried by 4,580 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C635

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cardinal is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

From Canadian French Cardinal, from French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,580 people named Cardinal in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,412 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,367.

#7,275

rank among US surnames

4,580

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,063)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,270	Grube	4,584	67,353
#7,272	Pass	4,583	67,368
#7,274	Botts	4,582	67,382
#7,275	Grajeda	4,580	67,412
#7,279	Pelkey	4,579	67,426
#7,281	Sacks	4,577	67,456

Who is named Cardinal

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Cardinal identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cardinals

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Cardinal
American basketball player (born 1977)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cardinal

Cardinal has the Soundex code C635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C635.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Cardinal come from?: From Canadian French Cardinal, from French cardinal, from Latin cardinālis.
How common is the surname Cardinal?: 4,580 people in the United States had the surname Cardinal in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,412 Americans. It ranked 7,275th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cardinal?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Cardinal identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cardinal?: Brian Cardinal, American basketball player (born 1977).
Where is the surname Cardinal most common?: Wikidata records people named Cardinal in the United States.
Is the surname Cardinal getting more or less common?: More common. 4,367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,580 in 2010, up 4.9%.