Coard History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Coard familyThe surname Coard was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire. "MacCoard, Maccord, Maccourt: Maccord is an old surname in the parish of Ballantrae." 1 The same source notes the name is the "same as MacCuarta, MacCuairt, 'not improbably a corruption of MacMhuircheartaigh.' " 1 Early History of the Coard familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coard research. Another 132 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1471, 1473, 1544, 1627 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Coard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coard Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: MacCord, McCord, MacCoard, McCoard, MacCourt, McCourt, McCourtie, McCordie, McCourty, McCordy, M'Cord, M'Corde, Makcorde, Mac Cuarta and many more. Early Notables of the Coard familyMore information is included under the topic Early Coard Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Coard family to IrelandSome of the Coard family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Coard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
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