Corder History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Spain

The long and noble heritage behind the name of Corder first began in medieval Spain. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in Spain, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Corder family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. The surname Corder was an occupational name for a shepherd. Further research showed the name was derived from the Spanish word Cordero, which means lamb.

Early Origins of the Corder family

The surname Corder was first found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Corder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corder research. Another 305 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1238, 1641 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Corder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corder Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cordero, Cordeiro, Cordera, Cordeira and others.

Early Notables of the Corder family

Notable bearers of the family name Corder

were seventeenth century dramatist Jacinto Cordero, who wrote plays in Spanish and Portuguese
eighteenth century Peruvian military officer Joaquín Cordero

Corder Ranking

In the United States, the name Corder is the 5,505^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Corder migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corder Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Corder, who landed in Virginia in 1623 2
William Corder, who arrived in Maryland in 1673 2

Corder Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William A Corder, who landed in Texas in 1835 2
F Corder, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1871 2

Corder migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Corder Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Corder, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Delhi" in 1839 3
Thomas Corder, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "William Barras" in 1839 4
Miss Jane Corder, (b. 1827), aged 30, Cornish housekeeper departing from Plymouth on 28th March 1857 aboard the ship "Tudor" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 30th June 1857 5
Mr. William Corder, (b. 1849), aged 8, Cornish settler departing from Plymouth on 28th March 1857 aboard the ship "Tudor" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 30th June 1857 5
Miss Clarinde Corder, (b. 1851), aged 6, Cornish settler departing from Plymouth on 28th March 1857 aboard the ship "Tudor" arriving in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 30th June 1857 5
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Contemporary Notables of the name Corder (post 1700) +

Tim Corder (b. 1949), American Republican member of the Idaho Senate
William Corder (1803-1828), nicknamed "Foxey", an English ladies' man who killed his girlfriend in 1827 in what would become known as The Red Barn Murder; he was tracked to London, tried and was hanged in Bury St Edmunds in 1828
James Watson Corder (1867-1953), English historian who recorded family histories in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear; his 25 volumes of manuscript books took 40 years to compile lists of the births, deaths and marriages of Sunderland families
Paul Walford Corder (1879-1942), English composer and music professor
Rosa Frances Corder (1853-1893), British Victorian artist and artist's model
Frederick Corder (1852-1932), English composer and music teacher

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) DELHI 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Delhi.htm
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WILLIAM BARRAS 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839WilliamBarrass.gif
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf