Cardo Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Cardo? Think of it as Cardim with a different pen. The name is usually explained as “Thistle”. Cardo is listed among the recognised spellings of Cardim. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

French civil records give 171 births under the name Cardo from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970. In the Spanish register, Cardo appears 1,565 times as a first surname and 1,697 times as a second one.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Cardim surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Cardo report, with a museum-style coat of arms.