Codling Family History
Codling Name Meaning
English (eastern):: nickname from Middle English codling ‘young or small cod’ perhaps given to a fishmonger or fisherman or as a term of affection. nickname from Middle English querdling ‘variety of hard apple’ (good for stewing) perhaps for a seller of such or for a hard-hearted person. nickname of Norman origin from Old French cœur-de-lion Anglo-Norman French Querdelion Middle English Girdelion ‘lion heart’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022