The Corda surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 516 people carried this name — #42,094 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 588,200 people counted. That is down 20% from 643 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 254 people named Corda.
53 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Ardennes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 249 people named Corda live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
144 people named Corda live in Switzerland.
They live in 11 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 44 people named Corda live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Corda,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joseph Corda 1773–1843 · military officer -
August Carl Joseph Corda 1809–1849 · physician -
Henri Corda 1871–1950 · military officer
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Maria Corda Costa 1922–2001 · pedagogue
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Maria Corda Costa 1922–2001 · pedagogue
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Alfredo Corda 1922–1978 · opera singer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Corda.
- Corbelli 176 · U.S. census
- Corbet 631 · U.S. census
- Corbi 283 · U.S. census
- Corbiere 229 · U.S. census
- Corbin 26,876 · U.S. census
- Corby 2,109 · U.S. census
- Cordani 268 · U.S. census
- Cordaro 1,202 · U.S. census
- Corde 159 · U.S. census
- Cordeau 188 · U.S. census
- Cordeiro 4,128 · U.S. census
- Cordel 143 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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