The Cardinale surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,409 people carried this name — #9,535 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 86,200 people counted. That is up 12% from 3,035 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Cardinale surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From cardinale (“cardinal”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Cardinale» (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 638 people named Cardinale 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 227 people named Cardinale.
Most of them — 180 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Paris.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
227 people named Cardinale live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Cardinale live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Cardinale in American newspapers,
1877–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,222 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Cardinale,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gerald Cardinale 1934–2021 · politician -
Claudia Cardinale 1938–2025 · actor -
Claudia Cardinale 1938–2025 · actor
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Beda Giovanni Cardinale 1869–1933 · Catholic priest
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Battista Cardinale 1895–1978 · amateur wrestler
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Battista Cardinale 1895–1978 · amateur wrestler
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cardinale.
- Cardey 116 · U.S. census
- Cardi 332 · U.S. census
- Cardia 102 · U.S. census
- Cardillo 3,015 · U.S. census
- Cardin 3,177 · U.S. census
- Cardinal 4,580 · U.S. census
- Cardinali 307 · U.S. census
- Cardine 253 · U.S. census
- Cardini 152 · U.S. census
- Cardo 397 · U.S. census
- Cardon 1,469 · U.S. census
- Cardona 32,727 · U.S. census
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