Cardosa

== English == === Alternative forms === Cardoza === Etymology === As a Galician and Portuguese surname, from Cardosa, variant of Cardoza. As an Italian surname, from the noun cardo (“thistle”). === Proper noun === Cardosa (plural Cardosas) A surname from Spanish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Cardosa is the 25989th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 944 individuals. Cardosa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (67.8%) and White (27.33%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cardosa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 288. === Anagrams === roscada