Colcord

English

Etymology

Occupational surname for a lime burner, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kalc (“lime”).

Proper noun

Colcord (countable and uncountable, plural Colcords)

1. A surname from Middle High German.
2. A town in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Colcord is the 35294^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 638 individuals. Colcord is most common among White (92.63%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Colcord”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 353.