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The surname Coronado

A Spanish surname, carried by 27,626 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˌkɒɹəˈnɑːdəʊ/ 4 syllables Soundex C653

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Coronado is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Spanish origin

Borrowed from Spanish coronado (“crowned”).

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 27,626 people named Coronado in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,176 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,503.

#1,274
rank among US surnames
27,626
people in 2010
9.4
per 100,000 Americans
+34.7%
change since 2000 (was #1,608)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#1,265Sargent27,78611,112
#1,266Kenney27,75911,122
#1,267Tuttle27,75111,126
#1,268Denton27,74211,129
#1,269Magee27,72011,138
#1,270Jamison27,69711,147
#1,271Lyon27,69011,150

Who is named Coronado

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

93% of people named Coronado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 93%
  • White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
  • Two or more races 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Other Spanish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Coronado come from?
Borrowed from Spanish coronado (“crowned”).
How common is the surname Coronado?
27,626 people in the United States had the surname Coronado in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,176 Americans. It ranked 1,274th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Coronado?
In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Coronado identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.2% as white (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Coronado?
Coronado is /ˌkɒɹəˈnɑːdəʊ/, 4 syllables.
Is the surname Coronado getting more or less common?
More common. 20,503 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,626 in 2010, up 35%.