Cord Family History
Cord Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): nickname or metonymic occupational name from Middle English (Old French) corde ‘rope cord string’ possibly given to someone who wore a cord (round the waist) or who made ropes bowstrings etc. See Corder . Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta see McCord .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022