How common is the surname Corea?

3,176 people in the United States had the surname Corea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,212 Americans. It ranked 10,159th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Corea?

Chick Corea, American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021), followed by Gayle Moran.

Where is the surname Corea most common?

Wikidata records people named Corea in the United States.

Is the surname Corea getting more or less common?

More common. 2,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,176 in 2010, up 32%.

The surname Corea

A surname, carried by 3,176 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Corea is more common than 93.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,176 people named Corea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,212 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,404.

#10,159

rank among US surnames

3,176

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+32.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,928)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,150	Bailes	3,178	97,151
#10,155	Oshiro	3,177	97,181
#10,159	Goldsberry	3,176	97,212
#10,164	Harnish	3,175	97,243
#10,166	Wenner	3,174	97,273
#10,167	Feathers	3,173	97,304

Who is named Corea

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Corea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 76%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Coreas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chick Corea
American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021)
Gayle Moran
American vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Corea

Corea has the Soundex code C600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C600.

Questions

How common is the surname Corea?: 3,176 people in the United States had the surname Corea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,212 Americans. It ranked 10,159th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Corea?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Corea identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Corea?: Chick Corea, American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021), followed by Gayle Moran.
Where is the surname Corea most common?: Wikidata records people named Corea in the United States.
Is the surname Corea getting more or less common?: More common. 2,404 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,176 in 2010, up 32%.