The McCord surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,875 people carried this name — #2,019 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 17,216 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McCord surname

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cuairt or Mac Cuarta, meaning "son of a journey," from mac + cuairt.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McCord» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 15 births for the McCord name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 12
Leinster 3

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

46 McCord families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 277 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 20
New York 10
South Carolina 7
Virginia 5
North Carolina 3
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 252 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McCord in American newspapers,
1899–1917.

Newspaper page from Ellsworth American carrying the name McCord
Ellsworth American 1911-10-11
Newspaper page from Daily Inter Mountain carrying the name McCord
Daily Inter Mountain 1899-12-04
Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name McCord
The Tupelo Journal 1917-11-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 93,560 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McCord in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

4,368 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCord. The most, 567, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 4.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 2,421
Queensland 791
Victoria 390
New South Wales 365
Western Australia 179
Tasmania 158
ACT (Canberra) 44

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McCord.

In the public record

People named McCord,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,550 records

1,550 records of the McCord name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 659
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 364
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 275
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 115
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 56
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 50
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 7
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Paul McCord

    Born 1945; from Pentress, West Virginia. U.S. Marine Corps, cook; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ernest McCord

    Born 1910 in Alabama. Enlisted 1941 at Fort McClellan; farm hand from Madison County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Concord Cemetery, New Market, Alabama.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jane McCord

    Arrived at New York in 1882 aboard the Ethiopia from Glasgow and Moville, aged 28; servant. From Scotland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,550 records for McCord in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia129 records

129 records of the McCord name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 53
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 45
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 26
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Richard McCord

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Tory, aged 20; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Thomas H. McCord

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the 17th Battalion (3rd Reinforcements).

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Percy Dunfoy McCord

    Retired bank officer of Benalla, Victoria; died 1965.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 129 records for McCord in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada26 records

26 records of the McCord name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record James William McCord

    Buried in 1976 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 90.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carman J. McCord

    Died 1914 in Glace Bay, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Erskine Doyle McCord

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 26 records for McCord in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the McCord name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 7
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Eliza Brown McCord

    Died 1922, aged 88; buried at Kilmadock Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. McCord

    Royal Irish Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record D. McCord

    South Wales Borderers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 9 records for McCord in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the McCord name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Edmond McCord

    Died 1986, aged 59; buried at Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George McCord

    Died 1935, aged 43; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Gordon McCord

    Died 2001, aged 80; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France1 record

1 record of the McCord name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Henrietta Victoria McCord

    Born 1922 in Great Britain; died 2001 in Lodève (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the McCord name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharine Doris McCord

    Married in 1936 in 's-Gravenhage.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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