Lecordier Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Ancestors listed as Lecordier are often found as Cordier a generation earlier. In origin, the name means “Rope maker”.

How the spelling arose

Before spelling was fixed, Cordier was also written Lecordier. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Other spellings include Cordié.

Between 1891 and 2000, 1,501 babies born in France were registered as Lecordier, with the most births in 1961–1970. Births ran at 50 in 1891–1900 and 159 in 1991–2000.

Arms associated with the name

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