Cardoso ( surname ) - wikipedia Cardoso ( surname ) Cardoso, sometimes in the archaic spelling Cardozo, is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include : Anderson Sebastião Cardoso ( born 1981 ), Brazilian central defender Antonio Dias Cardoso ( 1933 -- 2006 ), Angolan politician and writer Amadeo de Souza Cardoso ( 1887 -- 1918 ), Portuguese painter Sidónio Bernardino Cardoso da Silva Pais ( 1872 -- 1918 ), Portuguese politician and President ( 1918 ) Bill Cardoso ( 1937 - 2006 ), American journalist Bruno Cortez Cardoso ( born 1984 ), Brazilian goalkeeper Carlos Cardoso ( disambiguation ) Celina Cardoso Daniel Cardoso ( born 1981 ), Portuguese musician Elijah Aboab Cardoso, 17c philanthropist and founder of the Hamburg synagogue Elizete Cardoso ( 1920 -- 1990 ), Brazilian singer and actress Esther Cardoso, Cuban film and theatre actress, produce, director and educator Fábio Cardoso ( born 1994 ), Portuguese footballer Fernando Henrique Cardoso ( born 1930 ), President of Brasil in the 1995 - 2003 period Guilherme Conceição Cardoso ( born 1983 ), Brazilian defensive midfielder Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso ( 1811 -- 1883 ), Portuguese cardinal Isaac Cardoso ( died 1683 ), Jewish physician, philosopher, and polemic writer Jonatas Oliveira Cardoso ( born 1983 ), Brazilian striker Jorge Cardoso ( born 1949 ), Argentinian classical guitarist and composer José Cardoso Pires ( 1925 -- 98 ), Portuguese author Jose Luis Cardoso ( born 1975 ), Spanish motorcycle racer Laura Cardoso ( born 1927 ), Brazilian actress Manuel Cardoso ( 1566 -- 1650 ), Portuguese composer Marcel Silva Cardoso ( born 1983 ), Brazilian left back Miguel Esteves Cardoso ( born 1955 ), Portuguese writer, translator, critic and journalist Patricia Cardoso, Colombian - American film director Rodolfo Esteban Cardoso ( born 1968 ), Argentine footballer and manager Rodolfo Tan Cardoso ( 1937 -- 2013 ), Filipino chess player Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso ( born 1982 ), Brazilian footballer Ruth Cardoso ( 1930 -- 2008 ), Brazilian sociologist and author, wife of Fernando Henrique Cardoso Tiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer Waldemar Levy Cardoso ( born 1900 ), Brazilian military officer Zélia Cardoso de Mello ( born 1953 ), Brazilian economist, former Minister of Economy This page lists people with the surname Cardoso. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person 's given name ( s ) to the link. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cardoso_(surname)&oldid=802821047 '' Categories : Surnames Portuguese - language surnames Galician - language surnames Hidden categories : All set index articles Talk About Wikipedia עברית Latviešu Русский Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 28 September 2017, at 17 : 54. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name cardoso come from
Answer: Portuguese