Coder Family History

Coder Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Koder or Goder: from a short form of any of the old personal names formed with Old High German got ‘god’ e.g. Gottfried or Gotthardt.

Americanized form of South German Goder: topographic name for someone living by a narrow pass or ravine from Middle High German goder ‘throat gullet’.

Possibly also an Americanized form of Slovenian Koder.

Spanish: unexplained found in Extremadura (Badajoz) and southwestern Andalusia.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Soder, Loder, Roder, Cover, Cofer, Moder, Comer, Kober, Yoder, Coler

12K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
2K	Military Records
565	Immigration Records
9K	Census and Voter Lists
29K	Member Trees

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Where is the Coder family from?

You can see how Coder families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Coder family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Coder families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 5 Coder families living in Durham. This was about 25% of all the recorded Coder's in United Kingdom. Durham and 2 other counties had the highest population of Coder families in 1891.

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What did your Coder ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Coder.

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Unpaid domestic duties

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Passenger List

There are 565 immigration records available for the last name Coder. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 2K military records available for the last name Coder. For the veterans among your Coder ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Coder lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Coder life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1966. The average life expectancy for Coder in 1952 was 42, and 77 in 2004.

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Coder Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Koder or Goder: from a short form of any of the old personal names formed with Old High German got ‘god’ e.g. Gottfried or Gotthardt.

Americanized form of South German Goder: topographic name for someone living by a narrow pass or ravine from Middle High German goder ‘throat gullet’.

Possibly also an Americanized form of Slovenian Koder.

Spanish: unexplained found in Extremadura (Badajoz) and southwestern Andalusia.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Coder family from?

What did your Coder ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Coder.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Coder family records will you find?

What is the average Coder lifespan?

Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Coder life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1966. The average life expectancy for Coder in 1952 was 42, and 77 in 2004.

Coder Family History

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Where is the Coder family from?

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

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Military Records

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What is the average Coder lifespan?

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