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Early Origins of the Cor family

The surname Cor was first found in Brittany.

Early History of the Cor family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cor research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1026, 1096, 1357, 1381, 1564, 1681, 1686, 1687, 1706, 1711, 1768, and 1828 are included under the topic Early Cor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cor Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lecours, Lecourt, Lecourtier, Lecourtois, Le Cours, Le Court, Le Courtier and many more.

Early Notables of the Cor family (pre 1700)

Notable amongst this name at this time was an individual of the house of Lecourt, such as François, lord of Béru, who reaffirmed his nobility in 1686, and was father of Etienne, Cavalier of Saint-Lazare in 1687. Etienne's son was Edme, Lieutenant-colonel, Cavalier of Saint-Louis, whose son in turn was Etienne-Nicolas, Cavalier of Saint-Lazare, captain of the Royal Chivalry. Pierre-François Lecourrayer...
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Migration of the Cor family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 240 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Michel Lecourt, who married in Quebec in 1667.


Contemporary Notables of the name Cor (post 1700) +

  • Cor Heeren (1900-1976), Dutch racing cyclist
  • Cor Edskes (1925-2015), Dutch organ builder and restorer
  • Cor Van den Heuvel (b. 1931), American haiku poet, editor and archivist
  • Cor van der Beek (1948-1998), Dutch musician, best known as the drummer for Dutch band Shocking Blue

RMS Titanic
  • Mr. Bartol Cor (d. 1912), aged 35, Croatian Third Class passenger from Kricina who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking [1]
  • Mr. Ivan Cor (d. 1912), aged 27, Croatian Third Class passenger from Kricina who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking [1]
  • Mr. Liudevit Cor (d. 1912), aged 19, Croatian Third Class passenger from Kricina who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking [1]


  1. Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html


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