Find out how popular the last name Cando is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Cando.

Cando, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Cando surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cando in America

Cando is the 34618th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cando surname appeared 653 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Cando.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cando to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Cando

The surname Cando has its origins in the northern regions of Spain, particularly in the Basque Country and the surrounding areas. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

The name Cando is thought to be derived from the Basque word "kando," which means "side" or "edge." This suggests that the surname may have originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived on the outskirts or at the edge of a town or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cando can be found in the archives of the town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the Basque province of Álava, dating back to the late 15th century. In these records, a man named Juan Cando is mentioned as a landowner and influential figure in the region.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Cando surname began to spread beyond the Basque Country, as members of the family migrated to other parts of Spain and even to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Notable individuals with this surname include Diego Cando, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 16th century.

In the 18th century, the name Cando appeared in various historical documents in the regions of Cantabria and Asturias, in northern Spain. One notable figure from this time was María Cando, a landowner and philanthropist from the town of Liébana, who funded the construction of a hospital in the late 1700s.

As the Cando surname spread across Spain and beyond, it also underwent some variations in spelling, such as Cando, Cando, and Cando. These variations reflected the regional dialects and linguistic influences of the areas where the name took root.

Other notable individuals with the Cando surname include Juan Cando, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars in the early 19th century, and Andrés Cando, a renowned painter from the Basque Country who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Throughout its history, the surname Cando has maintained a strong presence in Spain, particularly in the northern regions, and has also been carried by individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields, from exploration and military service to arts and philanthropy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cando

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Cando.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Cando was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Cando has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Cando was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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