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There are approximately 3,245 people named Card in the UK. That makes it the 3,083rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 51 are named Card.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

Related and similar surnames

Caird
Carde
Carda
Cardi
Cardea
Cardew
Cardey
Cardia
Car
Caerd
Cardd
Cairde
Caard
Caired
Carddo
Caeird
Cardee
Cardei
Cardes
Cairds
Cardae
Caierd
Cardie
Cairdi
Cairdy
Carday
Cardeo
Cardieu
Carddoo

The Card surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A word used in some parts of Scotland to denote a traveling tinker. Ceairde, Gaelic, a tradesman.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CARD. The same as Caird, which see.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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