Cordial Surname

126,969th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Cordial 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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Cordial Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2,7651:36,6145,629
United States6111:593,22248,399
Ireland731:64,5064,193
England411:1,358,97760,528
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jersey11:99,2026,620
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Jersey31:17,2942,528
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1621:309,99224,444

Cordial (127) may also be a first name.

Cordial 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

Perhaps from the district now called Cottles in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Cordial Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cordial is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordial? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cordial is the 126,969th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,037,904 people. The last name Cordial occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Cordial are found; 77 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 77 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 825,494th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 127 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 2,765 people, or 1 in 36,614. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 32 percent are found, Bicol, where 31 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Cordial Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cordial has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cordial surname expanded 377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 133 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cordial Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cordial surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cordial last name are 24.03% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.8% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cordial earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.53% less than the national average, earning R 110,436 per year and in United States they earn 5.93% more than the national average, earning $45,706 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cordiale9377/
Cortdial931/
Cardial861,248/
Cordeal8645/
Cordiol866/
Cordiole805/
Cordiolle751/
Cardeal714,807/
Kordiał7133/
Cardiol711/
Kordeal711/
Kurdial711/
Kardial711/
Kardiale671/
Kordjał5719/
Kordyał572/
Kardeal571/
Kardiał571/
Cargyal571/

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