The Caradonna surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 618 people carried this name — #36,246 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 476,200 people counted. That is down 1% from 623 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Caradonna surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
Compound of cara (“dear”) + donna (“woman, lady”), probably used as a nickname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Caradonna» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 171 people named Caradonna 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
69 people named Caradonna live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
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 60 people named Caradonna.
Most of them — 40 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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 Caradonna,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giuseppe Caradonna 1891–1963 · politician
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Giuseppe Caradonna 1891–1963 · politician
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Mila Contini 1910–1993 · writer
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Mila Contini 1910–1993 · writer
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Giulio Caradonna 1927–2009 · politician
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Giulio Caradonna 1927–2009 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Caradonna.
- Caquelin 149 · U.S. census
- Car 767 · U.S. census
- Cara 693 · U.S. census
- Carabin 138 · U.S. census
- Caracciolo 1,355 · U.S. census
- Caraco 170 · U.S. census
- Caramella 139 · U.S. census
- Carballo 4,813 · U.S. census
- Carbo 1,396 · U.S. census
- Carbon 876 · U.S. census
- Carbonari 115 · U.S. census
- Carbonaro 1,383 · U.S. census
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