Cord Surname

172,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Suriname

Cord Surname Definition:

Mac Cuairt (W) Co. Antrim. SIF 41*

Cord Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4871:243,75223,231
Germany2221:362,63734,736
Taiwan1831:128,1131,170
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
England941:592,74535,632
Scotland711:75,4065,680
France571:1,165,311123,217
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Malta11:430,2723,380
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England741:329,39721,471
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5161:97,3239,895

Cord (5,229) may also be a first name.

Cord Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Cuairt (W) Co. Antrim. SIF 41*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Cord Last Name Facts

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

Cord occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cord? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cord is the 172,880th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,930,256 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Cord reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cord is also the 93,556th most commonly used forename in the world, held by 5,229 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,487 people, or 1 in 243,752. In The United States Cord is most common in: California, where 13 percent are found, Indiana, where 8 percent are found and Maryland, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Cord occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Taiwan, where 7 percent are found.

Cord Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cord has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cord surname expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cord Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cord last name is predominantly Catholic (42%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cord last name are 17.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Cord earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.12% more than the national average, earning $44,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.04% more than the national average, earning $74,047 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cords892,263/
Cordt89993/
Coord89295/
Chord89280/
Cordz8956/
Scord8919/
Cordì8915/
Courd893/
Cordh892/
Cordd891/
Coerd891/
Cor866,865/
Cordts802,074/
Coerdt80203/
Coords80125/
Coordt80112/
Courdt809/
Chourd805/
Cordth802/
Cordte801/
Ciordz801/
Chuord801/
Courds800/
Card7519,887/
Corr7513,147/
Core758,999/
Curd755,412/
Kord754,485/
Cort754,330/
Cour751,016/
Corp75846/
Coor75615/
Jord75338/
Coir75243/
Cohr7556/
Sord7547/
Zord7532/
Corz7530/
Cotr7510/
Kcor755/
Cuor754/
Cojr753/
Ckor752/
Cosr752/
Gcor752/
Ccor751/
Qord751/
Coyr751/
Cordova73438,573/
Coordts7349/
Cortdts731/
Cshourd731/
Courdts731/
Cordová731/
Cordowa731/
Court6726,189/
Corre6714,930/
Corte6714,194/
Chard678,115/
Corts673,652/
Coore671,312/
Coert671,290/
Jordt671,231/
Kordt67984/
Curdt67716/
Chort67654/
Coire67592/
Khord67509/
Scard67437/
Cuore67356/
Kourd67338/
Cohrt67288/
Coort67279/
Czort67225/
Coure67202/
Courr67173/
Ciort67124/
Corth67116/
Soord6788/
Jourd6774/
Curds6768/
Cardì6737/
Koord6735/
Scort6734/
Ccore6731/
Ciard6727/
Hjord6722/
Zourd6722/
Courp6712/
Cards679/
Cardd678/
Cortt678/
Giord677/
Joråd675/
Cottr674/
Koerd674/
Cardt673/
Corpp672/
Suord672/
Caard672/
Corrt672/
Coordova672/
Cardp672/
Corzs672/
Churd671/
Koird671/
Qucor671/
Joord671/
Cordtová671/
Corhs671/
Cothr671/
Coirp671/
Dcordova671/
Dzord671/
Carrd671/
Jords671/
Kcorr671/
Kortd671/
Dcard671/
Djord671/
Koyrd671/
Caurd671/
Corrdova671/
Corhe671/
Corht671/
Gcard671/
Ciurd671/
Kgord671/
Ckhor671/
Dsord671/
Cojre671/
Cousr671/
Coyre671/
Quord670/
Cuort670/
Coorr670/
Soird670/
Ziord670/

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