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

Corona, 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 Corona surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Corona in America

Corona is the 832nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Corona surname appeared 41,553 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 14 people would have the surname Corona.

We can also compare 2010 data for Corona 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 Corona

The surname Corona is of Spanish origin, derived from the Spanish word "corona" meaning "crown". It first emerged in the regions of Castile and Aragon in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name was likely initially given as a descriptive nickname, referring to someone who wore a crown or had a distinctive circular pattern on their head, perhaps due to a tonsure or hair style. It may have also been used to denote someone's occupation, such as a crown-maker or someone who worked with crowns.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Corona surname can be found in the Libro de la Montería, a 14th-century manuscript detailing a hunting expedition undertaken by King Alfonso XI of Castile. The name appears in reference to a location called "La Corona" in the province of Soria.

In the 16th century, the Corona surname is documented in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, with several individuals bearing this name being mentioned in relation to various trials and investigations.

Notable individuals with the surname Corona include:

1. Pedro de la Corona (c. 1450-1530), a Spanish poet and historian from the city of Seville.
2. Gaspar de la Corona (c. 1520-1584), a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the conquest of Peru.
3. Fray Juan de la Corona (c. 1570-1642), a Spanish Franciscan friar and missionary who worked in New Mexico.
4. Juan de la Corona y Castilla (1635-1707), a Spanish nobleman and military commander who served in the War of the Spanish Succession.
5. Ramón de la Corona (1823-1899), a Mexican politician and jurist who served as Governor of Jalisco.

The surname Corona has also been associated with various place names, such as Corona de Aragón (Crown of Aragon), a historical territorial entity that existed in the Middle Ages, and Corona, a city in California, United States, named after the Spanish word.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Corona

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

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 Corona 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 Corona 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 Corona was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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