Corderoy Surname
Approximately 615 people bear this surname
Corderoy Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) Kingly-Heart [French cœur-de-roi; Latin cor, heart + de, of + rege, abl. of rex, king] Cœurderoy (A.D.). Paris Directory.
Corderoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 450 | 1:123,818 | 12,430 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 227 | 1:107,380 | 10,631 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
Corderoy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) Kingly-Heart [French cœur-de-roi; Latin cor, heart + de, of + rege, abl. of rex, king] Cœurderoy (A.D.). Paris Directory.
Rope-walk (Cordery) in Old English. Also written Cowdrey.
French Cceur de Roi, king-hearted; metaphorically applied to a man of noble and generous disposition. Perhaps, however, the same as Cowdray.
Found Cordaroy, Cordrey, Cordery, Cowderoy, Cowdery, Cowdrey, Cowdray, Cawdrey, Coudray, Coudraie, Coudre, Couldery, Couldrey; from French coudraie, a hazel-grove; from coudre, from corylus, a hazel-tree. Lower says the map of Normandy exhibits many localities called "Le Coudray," and that there is also an estate called Cowdray, near Midhurst, in Sussex; and he mentions a De Coudray in H.R. compare the French name Coudrette, signifying a hazel-grove.
A corruption of Cordray. See Corderoy.
From Corday or Corderay in the Cotentin. William de Cordai occurs in Normandy, 1195-98 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); Peter de Codrai in England (13tb cent.). The family is frequently mentioned.
The Corderoys were a gentle family numerously represented in Chute, Wilts, in the 16th and 17th centuries; and those of the name who had settled elsewhere often found their resting - place in the church of their Wiltshire home. Edward Corderoy of Andover, for instance, was buried there in 1635, and William Corderoy of Clatford, was buried there in 1636 (Coll. Top. et Gen.). Robert Corderoy was mayor of Devizes, Wilts, in 1592 (Bull's "Devizes"). Cowderoy Park is a seat in Sussex.
Corderoy Demographics
Average Corderoy Salary in
United States
$44,458 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Corderoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corderoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Corderoy has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Corderoy? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 526,921st most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. The last name Corderoy occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Corderoy live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Corderoy is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 123,818. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 28 percent reside, Essex, where 13 percent reside and Devon, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.
Corderoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Corderoy has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Corderoy surname grew 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Corderoy Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Corderoy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.27% less than the national average, earning R 51,648 per year and in United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.
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