Codnor Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Codnor Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cordwainer,' of which Cordiner and Codner are variants; v. Cordiner.

Robert Codner, bailiff of Bristol, 1346: Barrett's History of Bristol.

1642. Baptised — Allyce, d. James Codner: St.

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Codnor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica41:717,48710,371
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Codnor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the cordwainer,' of which Cordiner and Codner are variants; v. Cordiner.

Robert Codner, bailiff of Bristol, 1346: Barrett's History of Bristol.

1642. Baptised — Allyce, d. James Codner: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Codnor (Derby) = prob. Coda's River - Bank [Anglo-Saxon *Codan-óra-Codan, genit. of Coda + óra, a bank, shore]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in Derbyshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

May perhaps be younger branches of Grey of Codnor. See Grey.

The Norman People (1874)

Codnor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Codnor Come From? nationality or country of origin

Codnor occurs in Jamaica more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Codnor? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Codnor are found; 71 percent are found in Caribbean and 57 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Codnor is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 717,487. In Jamaica it is mostly concentrated in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent live. Other than Jamaica this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Haiti, where 14 percent live.

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Kednor671/
Cudnar670/
Zadnour6224/
Kadnoor6210/
Jodnaar622/
Sadnour622/
Kadnore621/
Zadnourd577/
Ziadnour571/
Chaddnar571/
Kadhnoor571/
Kodnárová538/
Kodnarová532/
Jodennard531/
Chaudnhar531/
Kadnar50237/
Kadnár50163/
Kudnar5076/
Kudnur5068/
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