Cardinal Surname

21,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cardinal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cardinal,' the ecclesiastical dignitary; compare Italian cardinali; compare Bishop, Archdeacon, &c.

William le Cardin, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henricus Cardynall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Cardinal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9,7941:3,762499
United States6,7721:53,5236,418
Philippines3,8021:26,6283,664
France2,2401:29,6533,626
Brazil5021:426,44316,196
Belgium4851:23,7043,735
Australia3191:84,6269,797
Germany2741:293,81630,374
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
Portugal1791:58,2023,162
Argentina1761:242,86019,732
England1711:325,83724,140
Uruguay1461:23,5052,739
Trinidad and Tobago1071:12,7471,692
Haiti391:273,9469,218
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
India71:109,580,769786,157
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
China51:273,464,31313,838
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3501:143,48213,461

Cardinal (1,570) may also be a first name.

Cardinal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the cardinal,' the ecclesiastical dignitary; compare Italian cardinali; compare Bishop, Archdeacon, &c.

William le Cardin, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henricus Cardynall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Walter Cardinall. Issue Rolls.

William Cardynall, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1683. Married — John Bramton and Margaret Cardinall: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1802. — John Cardinall and Jane Evans: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

From the Dutch, Cardinaal; from the Flemish, Cardinael, Cardinal; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cardinal Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cardinal (Arabic: كاردينال) is found most frequently in Canada. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardinal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cardinal is the 21,412th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 286,303 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Cardinal reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 43 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 195,408th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,570 people.

It is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 9,794 people, or 1 in 3,762. In Canada it is mostly found in: Quebec, where 48 percent are found, Alberta, where 26 percent are found and Ontario, where 14 percent are found. Not including Canada Cardinal is found in 75 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Cardinal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cardinal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cardinal last name increased 1,935 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cardinal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cardinal are 3.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Cardinal earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 36.52% less than the national average, earning R 150,864 per year; in United States they earn 4.07% more than the national average, earning $44,905 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.84% less than the national average, earning $44,795 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Cardinal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cardinal in the Arabic language
كاردينالkardynal-
كردينالkrdynal-

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