Cardosa

Cardosa Meaning & Origin

About Cardosa
The surname Cardosa is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the word "cardo," meaning "thistle" in Portuguese. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from a place named Cardosa or had some association with it. Surnames often originated from a person's occupation, place of residence, or a distinguishing characteristic, and Cardosa likely referred to someone who lived near or worked with thistles.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Cardosa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Cardosa: 944
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 25,989
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.32

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cardosa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Cardosa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C063020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA0 R D OW1 S AH0
🌐 IPA
/kɑrˈdoʊsə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cardosa in Braille

Here's how to represent Cardosa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Cardosa in braille

How to sign the name Cardosa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Cardosa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Cardosa in sign language

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