Cárdenas

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Cárdenas
Family name

Cárdenas, La Rioja, Spain
Meaning Thistle
(Carduus) [1] [2]
Region of origin Spain
Language(s) of origin Spanish
Related names Cardenas, de Cárdenas, Cárdena.

Cárdenas is a surname of Spanish origin.

The family name Cárdenas is a local surname which came from the region of La Rioja, Spain. The place and/or name Cárdenas was derived from the Latin word Carduus which is Thistle.

Places

 Cuba

 Mexico

 Nicaragua

 Panama

  • Cárdenas, Panama

 Spain

 Venezuela

  • Cárdenas, Táchira

People

References

  1. Ranz, Jose (2002). Topónimos riojanos del patrimonio emilianense en una bula de 1199., p. 65. Berceo, Spain. ISSN 0210-8550.
  2. http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Cardenas
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