Explore the Family Name Cordier

The meaning of Cordier

French: occupational name for a maker of cord or string, from an agent derivative of Old French corde ‘string’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Cordier in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Cordier has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cordier was ranked 24,288 in terms of surnames in the United States, but it dropped to 29,918 in 2010, indicating a decline of 23.18%. The number of individuals with the Cordier surname also decreased in this period, from 967 in 2000 to 785 in 2010, translating into an 18.82% decline. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population also dropped by 25%, from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,288	#29,918	-23.18%
Count	967	785	-18.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.27	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cordier

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of people with the surname Cordier were white, comprising 72.18% of the total. This number experienced a slight decrease to 70.19% in 2010. The Black community accounted for 16.55% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 15.8% in 2010 while the American Indian and Alaskan Native community saw an increase from 7.24% to 7.9%. Interestingly, the percentage of Cordier individuals identifying as two or more races increased significantly, from 2.07% to 3.18%. However, the proportion of individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic ethnic identity dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.18%	70.19%	-2.76%
Black	16.55%	15.8%	-4.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	7.24%	7.9%	9.12%
Two or More Races	2.07%	3.18%	53.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.45%	0%	0%