Cardosa
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
- As a Galician and Portuguese surname, from Cardosa, variant of Cardoza.
- As an Italian surname, from the noun cardo (“thistle”).
Proper noun
Cardosa (plural Cardosas)
- A surname from Spanish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cardosa is the 25989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 944 individuals. Cardosa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (67.8%) and White (27.33%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cardosa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 288.