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

Tardo, 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 Tardo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tardo in America

Tardo is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tardo surname appeared 241 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 Tardo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tardo 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 Tardo

The surname Tardo is of Italian origin, with its roots dating back to the medieval period in regions such as Sicily and Calabria. It is derived from the Italian word "tardo," meaning "late" or "tardy," suggesting a potential connection to someone born late in life or perhaps arriving late to a particular event or place.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Tardo name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Regni Siciliae, a collection of medieval documents from Sicily, where a certain Petrus Tardo is mentioned in a land transaction dated 1265.

In the 14th century, the Tardo family was established in the city of Palermo, Sicily. A notable figure from this era was Nicolò Tardo, a merchant and landowner who played a significant role in the city's economic and political affairs around 1380.

During the Renaissance period, the Tardo name gained further prominence, particularly in the arts. Giovanni Tardo, a painter from Messina, Sicily, was renowned for his religious works in the late 16th century, including frescoes adorning several churches in his hometown.

In the 18th century, the Tardo family extended its reach beyond Italy. A branch of the family settled in Spain, where Antonio Tardo y Ramírez (1722-1795) became a respected jurist and served as a judge in the Royal Chancery Court of Granada.

Another notable figure was Giuseppe Tardo (1810-1875), an Italian botanist and physician from Palermo, who made significant contributions to the study of the Sicilian flora and published several works on the subject.

In the 20th century, the Tardo name gained international recognition through the achievements of Vincenzo Tardo (1920-2002), an Italian-American businessman and philanthropist. Born in Sicily, he immigrated to the United States and founded a successful construction company, becoming a prominent figure in the Italian-American community of New York City.

While the Tardo surname may have originated from a humble word associated with being late, its bearers have left a lasting impact across various fields, from arts and sciences to business and law, spanning centuries of Italian and international history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tardo

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

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 Tardo 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 Tardo 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 Tardo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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