The Candido surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,664 people carried this name — #17,063 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 178,600 people counted. That is up 38% from 1,202 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,162 people named Candido live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
126 people named Candido live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 91 people named Candido.
Most of them — 50 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Candido,
with a public archive behind them.
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Girolamo Candido d. 1504 · Catholic priest
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Giovanni Candido 1450–1528 · historian
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Giovanni Andrea Candido 1513–1574 · Catholic priest
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Giacomo Candido 1566–1608 · Catholic priest
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Vincenzo Candido 1572–1654 · theologian
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Vincenzo Candido 1573–1654 · theologian
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Candido.
- Cancellieri 356 · U.S. census
- Canda 379 · U.S. census
- Candel 111 · U.S. census
- Candela 2,346 · U.S. census
- Candella 293 · U.S. census
- Candia 1,973 · U.S. census
- Candon 122 · U.S. census
- Candy 870 · U.S. census
- Cane 2,605 · U.S. census
- Canel 461 · U.S. census
- Canella 269 · U.S. census
- Canellas 147 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Candido is.
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