The surname Cardoso
A surname, carried by 11,304 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex C632
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 11,304 people named Cardoso in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,313 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,361.
Who is named Cardoso
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
59% of people named Cardoso identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 34% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 59%
- White (not Hispanic) 34%
- Black (not Hispanic) 6.0%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
- Two or more races 0.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%
Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.
Famous Cardosos
19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Johnny CardosoAmerican soccer player (born 2001)
- Germano Borovicz Cardoso SchwegerBrazilian association football player, born 1981
- Laura CardosoBrazilian actress and voice actress (1927–2026)
- Ruth CardosoBrazilian anthropologist, 34th First Lady of Brazil (1930-2008)
- Rodolfo Esteban CardosoArgentine association football player, born 1968
- Rômulo José Cardoso da CruzBrazilian footballer, born 2002
- Angela CardosoAngolan basketball player (born 1979)
- Felippe CardosoBrazilian association football player, born 1998
- Nathan CardosoBrazilian footballer, born 1995
- Procópio CardosoBrazilian footballer, born 1939
- Rafael CardosoBrazilian actor, born 1985
- Lúcio CardosoBrazilian novelist, playwright, and poet (1913–1968)
Notable Cardosos come mostly from Brazil (16), Italy (1) and Argentina (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Cardoso has the Soundex code C632, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C632.
Questions
- How common is the surname Cardoso?
- 11,304 people in the United States had the surname Cardoso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,313 Americans. It ranked 3,197th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Cardoso?
- In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Cardoso identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 34% as white (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Cardoso?
- Johnny Cardoso, American soccer player (born 2001), followed by Germano Borovicz Cardoso Schweger.
- Where is the surname Cardoso most common?
- Wikidata records people named Cardoso in Brazil, Italy and Argentina and 1 other country.
- Is the surname Cardoso getting more or less common?
- More common. 7,361 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,304 in 2010, up 54%.