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Cordiner Family History

Cordiner Name Meaning

from Middle English and Older Scots cordewaner cordener cordiner Anglo-Norman French cordewaner (Old French cordoanier) ‘worker in Cordovan (Spanish) leather made from goatskin and typically used in making shoes; a shoemaker’. Compare Corden . The scarcity of the surname in post-medieval England is surprising. Some or all of the modern examples cited below (from N England) may reflect migration of families from Scotland.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

Similar surnames: Cordner, Cordier, Corner, Cortner, Cormier, Bordner, Cordone, Corder

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Where is the Cordiner family from?

You can see how Cordiner families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cordiner family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Cordiner families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1911 there were 8 Cordiner families living in Ontario. This was about 40% of all the recorded Cordiner's in Canada. Ontario and 1 other province had the highest population of Cordiner families in 1911.

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What did your Cordiner ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Clerk
100%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Stenographer
100%

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There are 848 military records available for the last name Cordiner. For the veterans among your Cordiner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 5,000 census records available for the last name Cordiner. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Cordiner census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Cordiner. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 848 military records available for the last name Cordiner. For the veterans among your Cordiner ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cordiner lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Cordiner life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Cordiner in 1963 was 71, and 76 in 2004.

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