Card Surname

27,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Card Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the caird,' a gipsy, a travelling tinker. A Scotch surname.

'What means that coat ye carry on your back? Ye maun, I ween, unto the Kairds belang.': Ross, Helenore, (Jamieson). 'This captain's true name was Forbes, but nicknamed Kaird, because when he was a boy he served a Kaird.

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Card Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5801:31,3003,895
England2,5751:21,6383,037
Canada2,0961:17,5792,503
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
France5491:120,98918,312
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
South Africa2761:196,29621,158
Belize1931:1,842421
Australia1871:144,36215,419
Wales1851:16,7271,817
Jamaica1721:16,6861,551
India1091:7,037,297155,647
Russia881:1,637,762109,009
Scotland881:60,8394,966
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Mexico551:2,256,84019,878
Brazil541:3,964,339108,357
Taiwan511:459,7013,496
Bermuda391:1,674273
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Israel321:267,42624,032
Honduras291:304,0152,705
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Estonia121:110,15019,471
China111:124,301,9616,553
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Guam81:20,0153,029
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Norway61:857,04855,549
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6861:14,4582,159
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Jersey51:10,3761,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2121:15,6351,996

Card (350) may also be a first name.

Card Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the caird,' a gipsy, a travelling tinker. A Scotch surname.

'What means that coat ye carry on your back? Ye maun, I ween, unto the Kairds belang.': Ross, Helenore, (Jamieson). 'This captain's true name was Forbes, but nicknamed Kaird, because when he was a boy he served a Kaird.': Spalding (Jamieson).

1802. Married — Henry Woodger and Elizabeth Card: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Probably a variant of Caird, which see. Richard Card, late The Royal Scots, died in Edinburgh, 1941. In 1531 the name Caird appears once as Card.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Caird, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, French) One who cards or combs wool.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A word used in some parts of Scotland to denote a traveling tinker. Ceairde, Gaelic, a tradesman.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lower considers this the same as Caird, which Jamieson renders a gipsy, a travelling tinker, a sturdy beggar.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Card Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Card Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Card (Arabic: كرد) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Card? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,013th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 366,448 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Card live; 60 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Card is also the 465,882nd most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 350 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 11,580 people, or 1 in 31,300. In The United States Card is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 113 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Card Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Card has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Card last name rose 361 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 153 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 378 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 518 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 55 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Card Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (55%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Card last name are 10.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Card earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.13% less than the national average, earning 293,735 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.38% more than the national average, earning R 324,084 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $49,178 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chard898,115/
Caird892,086/
Scard89437/
Ceard89265/
Cardì8937/
Ciard8927/
Cards899/
Cardd898/
Cardt893/
Caard892/
Cardp892/
Carrd891/
Dcard891/
Caurd891/
Gcard891/
Car8614,333/
Cahard80608/
Chardt8023/
Chaird8010/
Chaurd808/
Cheard802/
Chardh802/
Chhard801/
Charrd801/
Cardsh801/
Cardtz800/
Carr75251,171/
Care7519,559/
Carp7515,592/
Zard756,549/
Cart752,941/
Cord752,487/
Kard751,929/
Sard751,249/
Jard75740/
Caur75238/
Qard7589/
Cair7573/
Cear7561/
Caar7555/
Carh7527/
Cahr7526/
Caër7512/
Catr756/
Carz755/
Ckar755/
Casr755/
Carì754/
Cgar752/
Gcar751/
Qcar751/
Hcar751/
Cardová73593/
Cardova73417/
Chaired732/
Carrdtt730/
Charrdt730/
Carre6721,555/
Carte674,993/
Caire674,880/
Giard674,490/
Cords672,263/
Cayre672,146/
Saard671,471/
Ziard671,206/
Cordt67993/
Chart67584/
Caare67549/
Sgard67485/
Cahar67465/
Caure67424/
Chear67380/
Czart67310/
Coord67295/
Chord67280/
Khard67280/
Carøe67249/
Seard67223/
Quard67182/
Jardh67178/
Saird67128/
Carpp67115/
Cartt6777/
Carrh6773/
Scart6759/
Zgard6757/
Cordz6756/
Ccart6748/
Åsard6745/
Kaurd6732/
Carth6727/
Caitr6726/
Zards6721/
Jaird6720/
Scord6719/
Kardt6718/
Kaard6718/
Sardh6715/
Cordì6715/
Cauur6714/
Sardt6710/
Carhs6710/
Keard678/
Jards678/
Caarp678/
Cathr676/
Djard676/
Ceart675/
Carrehed674/
Courd673/
Cautr673/
Qardt673/
Saurd673/
Jeard673/
Carrì673/
Sarrd673/
Cargy672/
Carts672/
Cordh672/
Caarr672/
Chardtte672/
Cahrr672/
Carrt672/
Caurt672/
Cairp672/
Kardø672/
Qaird671/
Catrr671/
Carcz671/
Cordd671/
Ckart671/
Ckaur671/
Casre671/
Jaard671/
Carhe671/
Jzard671/
Kcare671/
Ciart671/
Zardh671/
Zardz671/
Sardd671/
Caatr671/
Cahrt671/
Cairr671/
Ccare671/
Cearr671/
Catrì671/
Carrë671/
Carrė671/
Coerd671/
Zeard671/
Cahyr671/
Ckair671/
Dcart671/
Kaird670/
Zardt670/
Carzt670/
Carrz670/
Casrr670/
Jardd670/

Card Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Card in the Arabic language
كردkrd-
كاردkard-

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