How common is the surname Cardozo?

2,240 people in the United States had the surname Cardozo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,833 Americans. It ranked 13,541st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Cardozo?

Neri Cardozo, Argentine footballer, followed by Rudy Cardozo.

Where is the surname Cardozo most common?

Wikidata records people named Cardozo in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.

Is the surname Cardozo getting more or less common?

More common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,240 in 2010, up 25%.

The surname Cardozo

A surname, carried by 2,240 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). Cardozo is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,240 people named Cardozo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 137,833 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,787.

#13,541

rank among US surnames

2,240

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+25.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,139)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,536	Seiber	2,241	137,771
#13,541	Cousineau	2,240	137,833
#13,544	Pero	2,239	137,894
#13,545	Eugenio	2,238	137,956

Who is named Cardozo

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

73% of people named Cardozo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Cardozos

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Neri Cardozo
Argentine footballer, born 1986
Rudy Cardozo
Bolivian footballer, born 1990
Facundo Cardozo
Argentinian footballer, born 1995
José Eduardo Cardozo
Brazilian lawyer, born 1959
Joaquim Cardozo
Brazilian journalist (1897–1978)

Notable Cardozos come mostly from Argentina (2), Brazil (2) and Bolivia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cardozo

Cardozo 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 Cardozo?: 2,240 people in the United States had the surname Cardozo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,833 Americans. It ranked 13,541st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cardozo?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Cardozo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Cardozo?: Neri Cardozo, Argentine footballer, followed by Rudy Cardozo.
Where is the surname Cardozo most common?: Wikidata records people named Cardozo in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.
Is the surname Cardozo getting more or less common?: More common. 1,787 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,240 in 2010, up 25%.