Cardillo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Cardillo.

Proper noun

Cardillo (plural Cardillos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cardillo is the 10620^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3015 individuals. Cardillo is most common among White (92.8%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cardillo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 288.

Italian

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Sicilian cardillu (“goldfinch”), which can be found in the family's coat of arms, but more probably a reduced hypocoristic form of the personal name Riccardo.

Proper noun

Cardillo m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sicilian