Last Name CARDINAL

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The cardinal, the ecclesiastical dignitary (from Italian 'cardinali,' Bishop, Archdeacon, etc).
Origin English, Jewish, Dutch, Native American, Irish, Basque, Austrian, Belgian

Rank 7,063 (2000 US census) 7,622 (1990 US census)
Count 4,367 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.07%, or 4108 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.08%, or 47 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.85%, or 37 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.92%, or 40 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.4%, or 61 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.69%, or 74 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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