Last Name CARD

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Meaning The caird, a gypsy, a travelling tinker.
A word used in some parts of Scotland to denote a traveling tinker. 'Ceairde,' Gaelic, a tradesman.
Origin Scottish, Spanish, Falkland

Rank 2,652 (2000 US census) 3,129 (1990 US census)
Count 12,532 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 69.73%, or 8739 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 6.95%, or 871 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.14%, or 143 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.73%, or 91 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.54%, or 193 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 19.91%, or 2495 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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