How common is the surname Corona?

41,553 people in the United States had the surname Corona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,430 Americans. It ranked 832nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Corona?

Joe Corona, American soccer player, followed by Lauro Corona.

Where is the surname Corona most common?

Wikidata records people named Corona in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Corona getting more or less common?

More common. 29,525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 41,553 in 2010, up 41%.

Is Corona also a first name?

Yes. Corona is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Corona

A Spanish surname, carried by 41,553 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Corona is more common than 99.5% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”). * (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town. * (Corona, New Mexico): * (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from Corona, Queens. * (Corona, Queens): One theory is that it was renamed by music producer Benjamin W. Hitchcock, a developer who renamed the area in 1872 and sold off land for residential development. Another theory is that real estate developer Thomas Waite Howard, who became the first postmaster in 1872, petitioned to have the post office name changed to Corona in 1870, suggesting that it was the “crown of Queens County”. A third theory is that it is derived from the crown used as an emblem by the Crown Building Company, which is said to have developed the area.

One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 41,553 people named Corona in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,430 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 29,525.

#832

rank among US surnames

41,553

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+40.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,081)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#823	Glass	41,802	7,386
#824	Morse	41,774	7,391
#825	Knapp	41,771	7,391
#826	Herman	41,750	7,395
#827	Stark	41,735	7,398
#828	Bravo	41,700	7,404
#829	Noble	41,667	7,410

Who is named Corona

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

90% of people named Corona identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 8.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
Two or more races 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Coronas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe Corona
American soccer player, born 1990
Lauro Corona
Brazilian actor and singer, 1957–1989

Notable Coronas come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Corona

Corona has the Soundex code C650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C650.

Other Spanish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Corona come from?: All ultimately from Latin corōna (“crown”). * (Corona, California): From Spanish corona (“crown, wreath”), chosen to play upon a unique feature of the city, the one-mile diameter drive that circled the center of the town. * (Corona, New Mexico): * (Corona, South Dakota): May be a transfer from…
How common is the surname Corona?: 41,553 people in the United States had the surname Corona in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,430 Americans. It ranked 832nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Corona?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Corona identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Corona?: Joe Corona, American soccer player, followed by Lauro Corona.
Where is the surname Corona most common?: Wikidata records people named Corona in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Corona getting more or less common?: More common. 29,525 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 41,553 in 2010, up 41%.
Is Corona also a first name?: Yes. Corona is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.