Tracing the Nardo Family Name

Clerks wrote Nardi in many ways, and Nardo is one that stuck. The name is generally explained as “from Nardo, short for Leonardo or Bernardo”.

Nardo coat of arms

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Nardo and Nardi

The change of ending between Nardi and Nardo reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular.

The 2010 US Census counted 821 people named Nardo, ranking it number 28,940 among American surnames. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. French birth records list 257 children named Nardo between 1891 and 2000. Want more than a summary? See the Nardo family name pack.