Corder is a surname. It has its roots primarily as an English occupational surname for a ropemaker, entering Middle English from Old French. It is also theorized to have come from a nickname for someone who wore a lot of bows or ribbons in some cases. Instances of the surname may also come from an Americanization of the German surname Korder. Notable people with the surname include:
Ada Elizabeth Corder (1895–1987), Australian music teacher and pianist Colette Corder (1894–1982), German actress Dan Corder (born 1993), South African radio host Esther Corder (born 1998), Dutch cricketer Frank Eugene Corder (1956–1994), American who crashed his Cessna on the lawn of the White House Frederick Corder (1852–1932), English composer Hugh Corder (born 1954), South African professor Ian Corder (born 1960), British former Royal Navy officer James Watson Corder (1867–1953), English historian Jane Corder (1874–1965), British tennis player Jason Corder (born 1969), American producer Jim W. Corder (1929–1998), American professor John A. Corder (born 1939), United States Air Force general John Shewell Corder (1856–1922), English architect and artist Julius Corder (1958–2007), American actor Karen Corder (1968–2008), American murderer Michael Corder (born 1955), British choreographer Paul Corder (1879–1942), English composer Philip Corder (–1961), British archaeologist Pit Corder (1918–1990), British professor Rosa Corder (1853–1893), Victorian artist in London Sharon Corder, American producer in Canada Susanna Corder (1787–1864), English educator and Quaker Tim Corder (born 1949), American politician William Corder (–1828), English murderer
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