Cordell Family History
Cordell Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Cordell Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Cordell families
 44 - 86  15 - 43 |
 1 - 14  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Cordell families
|
155 - 307 52 - 154 |
1 - 51 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Cordell last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Cordell Family Origin
Cordell Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Cordell
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Cordell Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Cordell census records
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Cordell Civil War Service Records
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