Cárdenas (surname)
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Cárdenas is a locational surname originating in La Rioja, Spain. In Spain, Cárdenas is the 287th most frequently surname, accounting for 0.37% of the population. It is the 296th most popular surname in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia.[1]
Cárdenas, La Rioja, Spain | |
| Pronunciation | ˈkarðɛˌnas |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language | Spanish |
| Meaning | Thistle (Carduus) |
| Region of origin | Spain |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Cardenas, de Cárdenas, Cárdena, Carden, Cardo, Cardenoza, Cardeño, Barcenas |
Etymology
People
- Adán Cárdenas (1836–1916), President of Nicaragua
- Adrian Cardenas (born 1987), American baseball player
- Agustín Cárdenas (1927–2001), Cuban sculptor
- Alberto Cárdenas (born 1958), Mexican politician
- Alejandro Cárdenas (born 1974), Mexican athlete
- Alicia Cárdeñas (born 1943), Mexican volleyball player
- Alonso de Cárdenas (fl. 1474–1493), Spanish noble
- Alonso de Cárdenas, Spanish ambassador to the English Commonwealth (1650s)
- Anahí de Cárdenas (born 1983), Peruvian singer and actress
- Bartolomé de Cárdenas (1440–1501), Spanish painter, better known as Bartolomé Bermejo
- Bartolomé de Cárdenas (1575–1628), Spanish painter, born in Portugal
- Brenda Cardenas Thomae (born 1982), Mexican politician and lawyer
- Carlos Cárdenas (born 1976), Bolivian footballer
- Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas (born 1934), Mexican politician
- Eliécer Cárdenas (1950–2021), Ecuadorian writer
- Félix Cárdenas (born 1973), Colombian cyclist
- Francisco Arias Cárdenas (born 1950), Venezuelan politician
- García López de Cárdenas (fl. 1540), Spanish Conquistador
- Gregorio Cárdenas Hernández (1915–1999), Mexican serial killer
- Gustavo Cárdenas Gutiérrez (born 1958), Mexican Politician
- Henry Cárdenas (born 1965), Colombian road cyclist
- Jose Cardenas (born 1970), California real life character portrayed in McFarland, USA film
- Juan Cárdenas, several people
- Lázaro Cárdenas Batel (born 1964), Mexican politician
- Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (1895–1970), President of Mexico
- Leo Cárdenas (born 1938), Cuban baseball player
- Luis Cárdenas (cyclist) (born 1967), Colombian cyclist
- Luis Cárdenas (footballer) (born 1993), Mexican footballer
- Luis Cárdenas Saavedra, Venezuelan educator
- Marco Cárdenas (born 1955), Venezuelan engraver
- Martín Cárdenas (botanist) (1899–1973), Bolivian botanist
- Martín Cárdenas (motorcycle racer) (born 1982), Colombian motorcyclist
- Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (born 1962), Colombian politician
- Micha Cárdenas (born 1977), American artist and theorist
- Miguel Cárdenas (fl. 1894–1904), Mexican politician
- Osiel Cárdenas (born 1967), Mexican drug baron
- Raúl Cárdenas (1928–2016), Mexican footballer and coach
- Regla Cárdenas (born 1975), Cuban heptathlete
- Raymundo Cárdenas (born 1950), Mexican politician
- Robert Cardenas (1920–2022), American general
- Sherman Cárdenas (born 1989), Colombian football midfielder
- Steve Cardenas (born 1974), American martial artist, musician and retired actor
- Tony Cárdenas (born 1963), California politician
