About Ricardo
The surname Ricardo is of Portuguese and Spanish origin, derived from the given name Ricardo, which is the Portuguese and Spanish form of the name Richard. The name Richard itself comes from the Germanic elements "ric" meaning "ruler" or "king" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "strong." Therefore, the surname Ricardo can be interpreted to mean "brave ruler" or "strong king."
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The surname Ricardo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ricardo 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 Ricardo is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Ricardo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Ricardo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.