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Cordes Name Meaning

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.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Cordell, Corder, Bordes, Cords, Corda, Cordon, Cortes, Carden, Lodes

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Cordes Family Origin

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Cordes Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    22%

  • Laborer

    5%

  • Keeping House

    4%

  • Grocer

    4%

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In 1880, a less common occupation for the Cordes family was Grocer. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Cordes. The most common Cordes occupation in the USA was Farmer. 22% of Cordes's were Farmers.

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