Cardozo

Cardozo Meaning & Origin

About Cardozo
The surname Cardozo is of Portuguese and Spanish origin and is derived from the Hebrew name "Cardozo" or "Cardoso," meaning "thorny" or "prickly." It is believed to have been a nickname given to someone who had a prickly or thorny personality or perhaps referred to a location with thorny vegetation. The name Cardozo is commonly found among Sephardic Jews who were expelled from Spain and Portugal during the Inquisition and settled in various parts of the world.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Cardozo: 2,240
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 13,541
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.76

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Cardozo 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 Cardozo is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KRTS
🗽 NYSIIS
CASA
🔊 Soundex
C063020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA0 R D OW1 Z OW0
🌐 IPA
/kɑrˈdoʊzoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KRTS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C632

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Cardozo in Braille

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

The name Cardozo in braille

How to sign the name Cardozo using Sign Language

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

The name Cardozo in sign language

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