How common is the surname Cardoza?

12,824 people in the United States had the surname Cardoza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,076 Americans. It ranked 2,812th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cardoza?

Dennis Cardoza, American politician.

Where is the surname Cardoza most common?

Wikidata records people named Cardoza in the United States.

Is the surname Cardoza getting more or less common?

More common. 10,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,824 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Cardoza

A surname, carried by 12,824 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C632

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cardoza is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

From the Portuguese surname, from several placenames derived from cardoso (“rich in thistles”), from cardo. Compare Cardosa.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,824 people named Cardoza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,076 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,335.

#2,812

rank among US surnames

12,824

people in 2010

4.3

per 100,000 Americans

+24.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,185)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,803	Lusk	12,847	24,033
#2,804	Mabry	12,846	24,034
#2,805	Millard	12,843	24,040
#2,806	Shen	12,839	24,047
#2,807	Thrasher	12,836	24,053
#2,808	Danielson	12,833	24,059
#2,809	Ebert	12,830	24,064

Who is named Cardoza

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

65% of people named Cardoza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 65%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Cardozas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dennis Cardoza
American politician, born 1959

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cardoza

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

Questions

Where does the surname Cardoza come from?: From the Portuguese surname, from several placenames derived from cardoso (“rich in thistles”), from cardo. Compare Cardosa.
How common is the surname Cardoza?: 12,824 people in the United States had the surname Cardoza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,076 Americans. It ranked 2,812th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cardoza?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Cardoza identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cardoza?: Dennis Cardoza, American politician.
Where is the surname Cardoza most common?: Wikidata records people named Cardoza in the United States.
Is the surname Cardoza getting more or less common?: More common. 10,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,824 in 2010, up 24%.