Cordwiner is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is a name for a shoe maker having derived from the Norman French word cordwainer, which was their word for a shoemaker.
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Early Origins of the Cordwiner family
The surname Cordwiner was first found in Worcestershire, where they seated from ancient times.
Early History of the Cordwiner family
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Cordwiner Spelling Variations
A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Cordwin, Cordin, Corden, Cordewan, Corduan, Kordewan, Corden, Cordiwant and many more.
Early Notables of the Cordwiner family
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Migration of the Cordwiner family
Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Cordwiner or a variant listed above: S. Corden who sailed to Norfolk in 1822.
