Cordt Surname

363,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Greenland

Cordt Surname User-submission:

The Cordt surname is derived from the Old High German name Conrad, which derived from the Old High German name Kuonrât. Cordt means 'brave counsel' (from Old High German kuoni, meaning 'brave' + rāt, meaning 'advise' or 'councel').

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Cordt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7041:114,35414,091
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
England531:1,051,28451,324
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Austria381:224,09027,245
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Wales91:343,83718,086
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Cordt (122) may also be a first name.

Cordt Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Cordt surname is derived from the Old High German name Conrad, which derived from the Old High German name Kuonrât. Cordt means 'brave counsel' (from Old High German kuoni, meaning 'brave' + rāt, meaning 'advise' or 'councel').

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Cordt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cordt is found most in Germany. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cordt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cordt is the 363,673rd most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,338,918 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Cordt live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 844,248th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 122 people.

The last name Cordt is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 704 people, or 1 in 114,354. In Germany Cordt is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 62 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 13 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Cordt occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Cordt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cordt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cordt surname expanded 396 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 530 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cordt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cordt last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% registered to vote for the party.

Cordt earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,769 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cordts912,074/
Coerdt91203/
Coordt91112/
Courdt919/
Cordth912/
Cordte911/
Cort894,330/
Cord892,487/
Coordts8349/
Cortdts831/
Courdts831/
Court8026,189/
Corte8014,194/
Corts803,652/
Cords802,263/
Coert801,290/
Jordt801,231/
Kordt80984/
Curdt80716/
Chort80654/
Coord80295/
Cohrt80288/
Chord80280/
Coort80279/
Czort80225/
Ciort80124/
Corth80116/
Cordz8056/
Scort8034/
Scord8019/
Cordì8015/
Cortt808/
Courd803/
Cardt803/
Cordh802/
Corrt802/
Cordd801/
Corht801/
Coerd801/
Cuort800/
Cordtová771/
Cor756,865/
Courts733,135/
Courte731,304/
Koerdt73617/
Kordts73464/
Chorte73175/
Coiret73154/
Coords73125/
Curdts7388/
Hjordt7379/
Koordt7365/
Courth7355/
Cortte7352/
Cortts7348/
Coorts7338/
Scortt7334/
Chardt7323/
Kohrdt7322/
Coyret737/
Chourd735/
Courtt732/
Cortës732/
Ccourt731/
Corrts731/
Cotrte731/
Chohrt731/
Chorth731/
Ciordz731/
Ciorte731/
Corthe731/
Cortės731/
Chuord731/
Cardtz730/
Zchort730/
Courds730/
Cordova67438,573/
Card6719,887/
Corr6713,147/
Core678,999/
Kort677,881/
Curd675,412/
Curt674,593/
Kord674,485/
Cart672,941/
Cour671,016/
Sort67896/
Corp67846/
Coor67615/
Jord67338/
Zort67325/
Coir67243/
Jort67117/
Cohr6756/
Sord6747/
Zord6732/
Corz6730/
Cotr6710/
Courths675/
Kcor675/
Cortova674/
Cuor674/
Cojr673/
Ckor672/
Čort672/
Szczort672/
Cosr672/
Qort672/
Gcor672/
Cortová671/
Chorthe671/
Cshourd671/
D'Corte671/
Stchort671/
Cört671/
Koosrdt671/
Ccor671/
Courthe671/
Cordová671/
Qord671/
Cordowa671/
Coyr671/
Carrdtt670/
Charrdt670/
Courrts670/

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