Find out how popular the last name Corio is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Corio.

Corio, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Corio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Corio in America

Corio is the 36379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Corio surname appeared 615 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Corio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Corio to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Corio

The surname Corio originated in Italy, likely dating back to the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "corio," meaning leather, suggesting that the name may have initially been an occupational surname for a leatherworker or tanner.

The earliest known record of the Corio surname can be found in the historical documents of the city of Milan, where a family by the name of Corio resided during the 14th century. One of the notable members of this family was Bernardino Corio, a historian and chronicler who lived from 1459 to 1519 and authored a significant work, "Storia di Milano," which documented the history of Milan.

In the 15th century, the Corio surname also appeared in the records of the city of Genoa, where a family by the same name had established itself. A prominent figure from this line was Giovanni Battista Corio, a renowned philosopher and theologian who lived from 1434 to 1506.

As the name spread across Italy, it adopted various spellings and variations, such as Cori, Coria, and Corii. One notable individual with this surname was Marcantonio Corio, a 16th-century Italian painter and architect who was active in Siena and Rome.

In the 17th century, the Corio surname made its way to Sicily, where it took root in the city of Palermo. A notable figure from this time was Giuseppe Corio, a Sicilian architect and engineer who lived from 1645 to 1717 and contributed to the design of several churches and buildings in Palermo.

Another individual of note with the Corio surname was Carlo Corio, an Italian composer and violinist who lived from 1761 to 1836. He was renowned for his compositions for the violin and his contributions to the development of the concerto genre.

Over the centuries, the Corio surname has spread beyond Italy to other parts of Europe and the world. However, its origins and historical significance remain deeply rooted in the Italian peninsula, where it first emerged as an occupational surname for those involved in the leatherworking trade.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Corio

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Corio.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Corio was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Corio has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Corio was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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