How common is the surname Ricardo?

3,448 people in the United States had the surname Ricardo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,543 Americans. It ranked 9,433rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ricardo?

David Ricardo, British economist and politician (1772–1823), followed by João Ricardo.

Where is the surname Ricardo most common?

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

How do you pronounce Ricardo?

Ricardo is /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Ricardo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,617 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,448 in 2010, up 32%.

Is Ricardo also a first name?

Yes. Ricardo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ricardo

A surname, carried by 3,448 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex R263 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ricardo is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

From Portuguese and Spanish Ricardo. Doublet of Richard.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,448 people named Ricardo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,543 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,617.

#9,433

rank among US surnames

3,448

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+31.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,123)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491
#9,431	Geter	3,449	89,517
#9,433	Bork	3,448	89,543
#9,437	Bethune	3,447	89,569
#9,440	Wehner	3,446	89,595

Who is named Ricardo

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

66% of people named Ricardo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 25% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

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 Ricardos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Ricardo
British economist and politician (1772–1823)
João Ricardo
Angolan footballer, born 1970

Notable Ricardos come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and Angola (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ricardo

Ricardo has the Soundex code R263, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R263.

Questions

Where does the surname Ricardo come from?: From Portuguese and Spanish Ricardo. Doublet of Richard.
How common is the surname Ricardo?: 3,448 people in the United States had the surname Ricardo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,543 Americans. It ranked 9,433rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ricardo?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Ricardo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 25% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ricardo?: David Ricardo, British economist and politician (1772–1823), followed by João Ricardo.
Where is the surname Ricardo most common?: Wikidata records people named Ricardo in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Angola.
How do you pronounce Ricardo?: Ricardo is /ɹɪˈkɑɹdoʊ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Ricardo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,617 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,448 in 2010, up 32%.
Is Ricardo also a first name?: Yes. Ricardo is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.