English: occupational name for a maker of cord or string or a
nickname for an habitual wearer of decorative ties and ribbons, from a
diminutive of Old French corde ‘rope’ (see Cordes).
Americanized spelling of German Kardel (see
Kardell).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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