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McCord History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Suggested Reading Citations

McCord History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the McCord family

The surname McCord 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 McCord family

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McCord Spelling Variations

Spelling 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 McCord family

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McCord Ranking

In the United States, the name McCord is the 1,394^th most popular surname with an estimated 22,383 people with that name. 2

Migration of the McCord family to Ireland

Some of the McCord family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 124 words (9 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

McCord migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCord Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Barnard McCord, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1799 3

McCord Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John McCord, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1813
John McCord, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1828 3
Francis McCord, who settled in Philadelphia in 1829
James McCord, aged 25, who arrived in Missouri in 1844 3
H McCord, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

McCord Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Bella McCord, aged 28, who settled in America from Londonderry, in 1903
Grace McCord, who landed in America, in 1904
Emma McCord, aged 27, who settled in America from Tyrone, in 1905
Emily McCord, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1906
Frank McCord, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1906
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

McCord migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McCord Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

John McCord, aged 26, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Salus" in 1833

McCord migration to Australia +

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

McCord Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John McCord, aged 57, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Joseph Soames" 4
Robert McCord, aged 16, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Joseph Soames" 4
William McCord, aged 21, a farm labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Joseph Soames" 4

Contemporary Notables of the name McCord (post 1700) +

John Quentin McCord (1978-2020), American professional football player who was a wide receiver
Darris McCord (1933-2013), American NFL football defensive end for the Detroit Lions (1955–1967)
Gary Dennis McCord (b. 1948), American professional PGA golfer, commentator, author, and actor
AnnaLynne "AL Mac" McCord (b. 1987), American actress
Timothy McCord (b. 1979), American musician
Robert M. McCord (b. 1959), American Treasurer of the state of Pennsylvania (2009-)
Leon Clarence McCord (1878-1952), United States senior federal judge
Kent McCord (b. 1942), American actor best known for his role as Officer Jim Reed on the television series Adam-12
James Walter McCord (b. 1924), American electronics expert involved in two break-ins of the Watergate complex which ignited the Watergate scandal and led to the downfall of President Nixon
Castor "Cass" McCord (1907-1963), American jazz saxophonist
... (Another 31 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the McCord family +

Lady of the Lake

Mr. James McCord, Irish traveller from County Tyrone, Ireland who sailed aboard the "Lady of the Lake" from Greenock, Scotland on 8th April 1833 to Quebec, Canada when the ship hit ice and sunk of the coast of Newfoundland on the 11th May 1833 and he survived the sinking

SS Atlantic

J. McCord, who was traveling aboard the ship "SS Atlantic" when it struck rocks off Nova Scotia in 1873, died in the sinking

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"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) JOSEPH SOMES / SOAMES 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850JosephSomes.htm