Explore the Family Name Cordts

The meaning of Cordts

1. Dutch: variant of Cords. 2. Americanized form of North German Kordts or possibly of Korz, a variant of Kurz. Some characteristic forenames: German Bernhard, Gerhard, Mathias, Klaus, Lothar, Manfred.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cordts has seen a slight decrease in rank between the years 2000 and 2010, moving from 39,946 to 40,204. This is indicative of a -0.65 percent change. However, despite the drop in ranking, the count of individuals with the surname Cordts has actually increased from 517 to 545 during the same time period, marking a 5.42 percent growth. However, when taking into consideration the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of -5.26 percent from 0.19 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,946	#40,204	-0.65%
Count	517	545	5.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cordts

When it comes to ethnic identity associated with the surname Cordts, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals bearing the surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 95.36 to 92.11 percent. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 0.97 in 2000 to zero in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals of Hispanic ethnicity increased significantly from 1.35 to 4.59 percent. Individuals identifying with two or more races also saw an increase from 0.97 to 1.83 percent. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	92.11%	-3.41%
Hispanic	1.35%	4.59%	240%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.83%	88.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.97%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%