# Correa (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/correa/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 38,232 |
| US rank (2010) | 905 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,076 people |
| Change since 2000 | +32% (28,910 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Spanish, from correa.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Correa in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 85% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Correa in Brazil, Argentina, the United States, Cuba, Portugal and United Arab Emirates.

## People named Correa

- Ángel Correa, Argentine association football player
- Bruno Correa, Brazilian association football player
- Rogério Corrêa, Brazilian association football player
- Júlio César Santos Correa, Brazilian footballer
- Emilio Correa, boxer
- Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos, Brazilian association football player
- Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (1989–2005)
- Vanina Correa, Argentine footballer
- Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Academic, Politician, Author, Lawyer (1908-1995)
- Luciano Corrêa, Brazilian judoka
- Ana Beatriz Corrêa, Brazilian volleyball player
- Lou Correa, American politician in California (born 1958)

and 13 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Corey, Correia, Cory, Coria, Core, Corea, Corr, Corry, Cora, Corrao, Corrie, Carra.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.