Cordell Surname

37,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Cordell Surname Definition:

'O Amos Cottle! Phoebus! What a name

To fill the speaking trump of future fame!

O Amos Cottle! for a moment think

What meagre profits spring from pen and ink.

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Cordell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,8321:30,6343,813
England1,3721:40,6115,225
Australia4131:65,3657,815
Canada2921:126,18413,195
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Wales341:91,0167,411
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
India61:127,844,230863,365
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
East Timor11:1,215,928507
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6501:37,5014,843
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1661:43,0695,009

Cordell (7,008) may also be a first name.

Cordell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cottle,' an extra-parochial liberty in the hundred of Bradford, Wiltshire, originally Cothull.; v. Hull. Poor Cottle, the bookseller, and would be writer, was thus pilloried by Byron in his English Bards and Scotch Reviewers:

'O Amos Cottle! Phoebus! What a name

To fill the speaking trump of future fame!

O Amos Cottle! for a moment think

What meagre profits spring from pen and ink.'

Elyas Cotel, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Cotel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Cothulle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John de Cothulle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1605. Married — George Cottle and Eliz Goodall: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1803. — William Cottel and Mary Drake: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French) One who made and sold light rope.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Perhaps from the district now called Cottles in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert de Cordelles was of Normandy, 1180- 95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Hugh Cordel of London, 1130 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

The present representatives of the name of Cottle are evidently descended from the ancient Wilts family of Cottel, which originally owned much property, especially in the parish of Atford in the 13th century (A.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Cordell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cordell occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Cordell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 37,101st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 512,882 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Cordell live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 77,486th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 7,008 people.

The last name Cordell is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,832 people, or 1 in 30,634. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Cordell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cordell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cordell surname rose 1,015 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 340 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cordell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cordell last name are 21.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Cordell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.41% more than the national average, earning R 409,704 per year; in United States they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $41,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $54,092 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corddell939/
Cordiell931/
Scordell931/
Kcordell931/
Cordel921,670/
Cardell862,967/
Cordill86493/
Kordell86370/
Scordel86173/
Cordeel8674/
Jordell8668/
Cordiel8657/
Zordell8635/
Sordell8610/
Curdell861/
Cordael860/
Cordl831/
Koerdell8018/
Chardell8016/
Cardiell8010/
Cardeell803/
Cahrdell801/
Scordill801/
Ciardell801/
Cardelll800/
Carduell800/
Cardel772,055/
Kordel771,508/
Sordel77298/
Zordel77214/
Curdel7719/
Cordil7718/
Jordel775/
Cordyl771/
Corrdl770/
Ciardiell751/
Cardiel7111,215/
Kardell711,213/
Chardel71176/
Jardell71150/
Courdil71116/
Sardell7199/
Cardill7191/
Jourdel7145/
Sourdel7127/
Kurdell7125/
Ciurdel7119/
Kördell7117/
Kerdell7113/
Sordill7112/
Koerdel717/
Cordiol716/
Caerdel713/
Kourdel713/
Churdel712/
Koordel711/
Carrdll711/
Carrdel711/
Scardel711/
Cardéll711/
Cardael711/
Caurdill672/
Cardelph671/
Carrdiel671/
Cardgill671/
Quardell671/
Sourdill671/
Jarrdell671/
Giardell670/

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Cordell Reference & Research

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