Cordrey Surname

230,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Cordrey Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) 1 = Corderoy, q.v. [Old French rey, rei (French roi), king] 2 Dweller at a Rope-Walk [French corderie; from corde, a rope, Latin chorda, a string] There has doubtless been some con­fusion with Cawdery, q.v.

Cordrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3811:262,46124,767
England2821:197,58217,327
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1721:141,71712,742
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1551:323,99225,248

Cordrey (10) may also be a first name.

Cordrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) 1 = Corderoy, q.v. [Old French rey, rei (French roi), king] 2 Dweller at a Rope-Walk [French corderie; from corde, a rope, Latin chorda, a string] There has doubtless been some con­fusion with Cawdery, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

French Cceur de Roi, king-hearted; metaphorically applied to a man of noble and generous disposition. Perhaps, however, the same as Cowdray.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.

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

Cordrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cordrey has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordrey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cordrey is the 230,517th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,152,448 people. The last name Cordrey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cordrey are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 10 people.

Cordrey is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,381 people, or 1 in 262,461. In The United States Cordrey is most prevalent in: California, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Illinois, where 4 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Cordrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cordrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cordrey last name grew 891 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cordrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cordrey last name are 20.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Cordrey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.81% more than the national average, earning $63,499 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Courdrey933/
Corddrey931/
Cordry92718/
Cordre9213/
Cordray862,708/
Corddry86108/
Cordrie869/
Cordroy864/
Curdrey861/
Courdry861/
Cardrey860/
Cordruy860/
Cordrer860/
Courdray803/
Chordhry802/
Jourdrey802/
Chourdry801/
Jordre7779/
Cardry773/
Cordra772/
Cardre771/
Chourdhry755/
Caurddrey750/
Sourdry714/
Cardray713/
Chardre712/
Jourdry711/
Cardree711/
Cardres711/
Cardret711/
Chordra711/
Cordrau711/
Cordrio711/
Cordrui711/
Cardrie710/
Carrdre710/
Churdhry673/
Chardhry672/
Chordhri672/
Chaurdry671/
Chardrue671/

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