# Ricardo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ricardo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,448 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,433 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 89,543 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (2,617 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Portuguese and Spanish Ricardo. Doublet of Richard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ricardo in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 66% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ricardo in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Angola.

## People named Ricardo

- David Ricardo, British economist and politician (1772–1823)
- João Ricardo, Angolan footballer

## Similar surnames

Rickard, Ricard, Rikard, Richardson, Richards, Richard, Ricciardi, Reichard, Riccardi, Rickards, Reichardt, Richart.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.