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    The surname Cardosa

    A Spanish surname, carried by 944 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C632

    Cardosa: #25,989 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Cardosa #25,989, 944 people Cardosa: #25,989 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Cardosa #25,989, 944 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cardosa is more common than 84% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    * As a Galician and Portuguese surname, from Cardosa, variant of Cardoza. * As an Italian surname, from the noun cardo (“thistle”).

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 944 people named Cardosa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 327,061 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 922.

    #25,989
    rank among US surnames
    944
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #25,221)

    Who is named Cardosa

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

    68% of people named Cardosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 68%
    • White (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Cardosa

    Cardosa has the Soundex code C632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C632.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Cardosa come from?
    * As a Galician and Portuguese surname, from Cardosa, variant of Cardoza. * As an Italian surname, from the noun cardo (“thistle”).
    How common is the surname Cardosa?
    944 people in the United States had the surname Cardosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 327,061 Americans. It ranked 25,989th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Cardosa?
    In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Cardosa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Cardosa getting more or less common?
    More common. 922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 944 in 2010, up 2.4%.
    What are other spellings of Cardosa?
    Cardoza.