McCord (also rendered MacCourt, McCourt, McCoard, McCard, and MacCord) is a

Northern Irish Northern Irish people is a demonym for all people born in Northern Ireland or people who are entitled to reside in Northern Ireland without any restriction on their period of residence. Most Northern Irish people either identify as Northern ...

and Scottish surname with origins having been found between

Ayrshire Ayrshire ( gd, Siorrachd Inbhir Àir, ) is a historic county and registration county in south-west Scotland, located on the shores of the Firth of Clyde. Its principal towns include Ayr, Kilmarnock and Irvine and it borders the counties of Re ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

, but mostly in

Airgíalla Airgíalla (Modern Irish: Oirialla, English: Oriel, Latin: ''Ergallia'') was a medieval Irish over-kingdom and the collective name for the confederation of tribes that formed it. The confederation consisted of nine minor kingdoms, all independe ...

irca 7th century AD(modern day Irish counties of

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, Tyrone,

Armagh Armagh ( ; ga, Ard Mhacha, , "Macha's height") is the county town of County Armagh and a city in Northern Ireland, as well as a civil parish. It is the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland – the seat of the Archbishops of Armagh, the Pri ...

, and

Monaghan Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It also provides the name of its Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish and Monaghan (barony), barony. The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7 ...

. McCord/MacCord comes from Old Gaelic name "Mac Cuarta" or sometimes "Mac Cuairt", translating as "the son of Cuairt", a byname meaning "visitor" or "journeymen" or "son of Achilles". The town of Cappagh, County Tyrone,

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

in gaelic translates to Ceapach Mhic Cuarta meaning ''Mac Cuarta's tillage plot''. It is very likely the name Mac Cuarta is a corruption of the Irish name Mac Mhuircheartaigh (septs of MacCurdy, and MacKurdy). Notable people with the surname include: *

AnnaLynne McCord AnnaLynne McCord (born July 16, 1987) is an American actress, activist, and model. Known for playing vixen-type roles, McCord first gained prominence in 2007 as the scheming Eden Lord on the FX television series ''Nip/Tuck'', and as the pampe ...

(born 1987), American actress *

Andrew McCord Andrew McCord (–1808) was a United States representative from New York. The name is often spelled MacCord, especially in newspapers of the time. Life McCord was the son of John McCord who came in 1729 from Ireland to Cape Cod with Charles Clin ...

(c. 1754 – 1808), American politician *

Bill McCord William J. McCord (December 18, 1916 – January 17, 2004) was an American radio and television announcer. Born in Colville, Washington, McCord moved to Spokane in the 1930s, where he began his broadcasting career. During World War II, he ...

(1916–2004), American radio and television announcer *

Bob McCord Robert Lomer "Bob" McCord (March 20, 1934 – October 21, 2016) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 316 games in the National Hockey League between 1963 and 1973. He played for the Minnesota North Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. ...

(1934–2016), retired Canadian ice hockey player *

Castor McCord Castor "Cass" McCord (May 17, 1907 — February 14, 1963) was an American jazz saxophonist, born in Alabama's largest city, Birmingham, who, with his twin brother, clarinetist and alto saxophonist Ted McCord, started out, at age 17, as a member ...

(1907–1963), American jazz saxophonist *

Catherine McCord Catherine McCord (born May 10, 1974) is an American former model, actress, and television program hostess. She is the founder of ''Weelicious'', a website dedicated to helping parents expose their children to wholesome, delicious homemade food. Sh ...

(born 1974), American fashion model and actress *

Charles McCord Charles McCord (born c. 1942 in Joplin, Missouri) is an American former news anchor and radio personality most notable for his association with ''Imus in the Morning'' for over three decades. Career In his early career, McCord worked as a copy writ ...

(born 1943), American news anchor and radio personality *

Darris McCord Darris Paul McCord (January 4, 1933 – October 9, 2013) was an American football player. He played college football for the University of Tennessee where he was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team All-America ...

(1933–2013), former American footballer *

David McCord David Thompson Watson McCord (November 15, 1897 in New York CityApril 13, 1997) was an American poet and college fundraiser. Life He grew up in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Harvard University. His work appeared in ''Harper's''. He raised ...

(1897–1997), American poet *

David Ross McCord David Ross McCord, King's Counsel, KC (18 March 1844 – 12 April 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and philanthropist, philanthropic founder of the McCord Museum in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Life and career McCord was born in Montreal to ...

(1844–1930), Canadian lawyer * Dennis McCord (born 1949), retired American professional wrestler * Dennis McCord (1952–2005), Canadian ice hockey player *

Frank C. McCord USS ''McCord'' (DD-534) was a World War II-era in the service of the United States Navy. Namesake Frank C. McCord was born on 2 August 1890 in Vincennes, Indiana. He was appointed Midshipman on July 5, 1907. From 1925 on, his career focused on ...

(1890–1933), US Navy commander *

Gary McCord Gary Dennis McCord (born May 23, 1948) is an American professional golfer, commentator and author. Early life and career McCord was born in San Gabriel, California, and raised in southern California, graduating from Ramona High School in Rive ...

(born 1948), American professional golfer *

Geoffrey Sayre-McCord Geoffrey Sayre-McCord (né McCord, born December 10, 1956) is an Americans, American philosopher who works in moral theory, ethics, meta-ethics, the history of ethics, and epistemology. He teaches at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill ...

(born 1956), American philosopher * Harold McCord (1893–1957), American film editor * Howard McCord (1932–2022), American writer * Hugo McCord (1911–2004), American biblical scholar *

James W. McCord, Jr. James Walter McCord Jr. (January 26, 1924 – June 15, 2017) was an American CIA officer, later head of security for President Richard Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign. He was involved as an electronics expert in the burglaries which precipitate ...

(1924–2017), electronics expert and former CIA agent *

Jim Nance McCord Jim Nance McCord (March 17, 1879 – September 2, 1968) was an American journalist and politician who served as the 40th governor of Tennessee from 1945 to 1949, and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1943 to 1945. He was ...

(1878–1969), American politician * Joe McCord, Tennessee politician *

Kent McCord Kent Franklin McWhirter (born September 26, 1942), known by his stage name Kent McCord, is a retired American actor, best known for his role as Officer Jim Reed on the television series ''Adam-12.'' Life and career McCord was born Kent Franklin ...

(born 1942), American actor * Leon Clarence McCord (1878–1952), US federal judge * Louisa Susannah Cheves McCord (1810–1879), American writer * Matthew Andrew Clarke McCord (born 1995), Irish Cricketer * Myron H. McCord (1840–1908), US Representative from Wisconsin *

Quentin McCord John Quentin McCord (June 26, 1978 – August 13, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted in the seventh round of the 200 ...

(1978–2020), American Arena football player *

Robert McCord Robert Maxwell McCord (born March 5, 1959) is an American former politician and convicted felon. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the Treasurer of Pennsylvania from 2009 to 2015. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic ...

, Treasurer of Pennsylvania *

Ryan McCord Ryan McCord (born 21 March 1989) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brechin. He began his career with Dundee United, making only two first team appearances, and played for Stirling Albion and Airdrie United on loan before ...

(born 1989), Scottish footballer *

Scott McCord William Scott McCord is a Canadian actor. He is known for his versatility and character work in film, television, animation and on stage. He is a Lifetime Member of ''The Actors Studio''. On television he has appeared in series regular, recurri ...

, Canadian voice actor and blues singer * Seth McCord, US Non-commissioned Officer * Thomas McCord (1750–1824), Irish-born Canadian businessman and politician *

Tim McCord Timothy Todd McCord (born June 28, 1979) is an American musician. He is a member of the rock band Evanescence since 2006, playing bass until 2022 when he switched to guitar. Previously, McCord played guitar for the band The Revolution Smile fro ...

(born 1979), American musician * Lawrence McCord (born 1957), Collegiate music educator, composer, and musician * Katherine McCord (born 1984), International Speaker and Entrepreneur

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