The cordes Surname
cordes Name Meaning and History
- English: occupational name for a maker of cord or string or a nickname for a habitual wearer of decorative ties and ribbons, from the genitive or plural form of Old French corde ‘string’ (see Coard).
- Variant spelling of German Kordes.
- French: habitational name from any of several places called Cordes.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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