The Contardo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 161 people carried this name — #109,758 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 5% from 154 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Contardo surname
A surname transferred from the given name.
From the Proto-Germanic elements *gunþiz (“battle”) and *harduz (“hard, brave”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Contardo» (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 479 people named Contardo 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 94 people named Contardo.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Loire.
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
35 people named Contardo live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.
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.
Who carried it
People named Contardo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Luis Felipe Contardo 1880–1921 · writer -
Cesare Contardo d. 1585 · jurist
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Olinto Contardo 1932– · composer
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Rosanna Contardo 1943– · swimmer
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Johnny Contardo 1951– · singer
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Daniele Contardo 1967– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Contardo.
- Constantinescu 313 · U.S. census
- Constantini 232 · U.S. census
- Constantinides 314 · U.S. census
- Constantino 5,442 · U.S. census
- Consul 193 · U.S. census
- Contant 292 · U.S. census
- Conte 8,744 · U.S. census
- Content 260 · U.S. census
- Conter 246 · U.S. census
- Conti 10,526 · U.S. census
- Contin 137 · U.S. census
- Contini 582 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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