Explore the Family Name Sardo

The meaning of Sardo

1. Italian: ethnic name from sardo ‘Sardinian’. 2. Catalan (Sardó): probably from a diminutive of sard ‘Sardininan’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Alfonso, Sal, Salvatore, Arnoldo, Damiano, Domenica, Francesco, Guido, Mario, Raimondo, Rocco, Santo, Vito. Spanish Manuel, Rosario, Carlos, Esmeralda, Ines.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Sardo' has seen a drop in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname slipped from 24,827 in the year 2000 to 26,747 in the year 2010, representing a change of -7.73%. Additionally, the count decreased from 941 to 910 people with this surname over the same time period, indicating a decline of about 3.29%. The proportion of individuals with the Sardo surname per 100,000 residents also fell by 11.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,827	#26,747	-7.73%
Count	941	910	-3.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.31	-11.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sardo

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among individuals with the surname 'Sardo' from 2000 to 2010. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped to zero, while those reporting having two or more races dipped by 23.36% to 1.87%. The proportion identifying as White also decreased slightly by 2.91%, settling at 89.56%. Conversely, there was significant growth in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, which more than doubled from 2.66% to 5.49%. However, there was a negligible decrease of 2.76% in the number of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.24%	89.56%	-2.91%
Hispanic	2.66%	5.49%	106.39%
Two or More Races	2.44%	1.87%	-23.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.81%	1.76%	-2.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%