Corde Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Corde is an established spelling of the Italian surname Corda. Name scholars give the meaning as “Rope”.

Corde and Corda

The change of ending between Corda and Corde reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Cordi.

Surname statistics

From 1891 to 2000, 777 births in France were registered under Corde. Births ran at 49 in 1891–1900 and 69 in 1991–2000.

Corde coat of arms

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Corda surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Research your Corde family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.