Explore the Family Name Bardo

The meaning of Bardo

1. Italian: from the medieval personal name Bardo, a short form of names such as Isembardo, or a shortened form of Bernardo. 2. Spanish: nickname or occupational name from bardo ‘bard’.

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How common is the last name Bardo in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bardo saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bardo ranked at 22,164 in terms of popularity with a count of 1,088 people bearing this surname. However, by 2010, it had dropped to rank 23,943 with only 1,054 individuals carrying the name — a 3.13% decrease in a decade. The proportion of people with this last name per 100,000 also decreased by 10.0%, from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,164	#23,943	-8.03%
Count	1,088	1,054	-3.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.36	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bardo

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with the Bardo surname identified as White (88.05% in 2000 and 85.01% in 2010), there was a small but noticeable increase in other ethnicities over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Black rose from 3.77% to 4.55%, and those identifying as Hispanic increased from 5.7% to 6.64%. There were also increases in the number of Bardos who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or reported belonging to two or more races. Notably, there was a new representation of Bardos who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 which was not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.05%	85.01%	-3.45%
Hispanic	5.7%	6.64%	16.49%
Black	3.77%	4.55%	20.69%
Two or More Races	1.65%	2.28%	38.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.04%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.47%	0%