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    The surname Correa

    A Spanish surname, carried by 38,232 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C600

    Correa: #905 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Correa #905, 38,232 people Correa: #905 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Correa #905, 38,232 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Correa is more common than 99.4% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish, from correa.

    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 38,232 people named Correa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 8,076 Americans. That is up 32% since 2000, when the Census counted 28,910.

    #905
    rank among US surnames
    38,232
    people in 2010
    13
    per 100,000 Americans
    +32.2%
    change since 2000 (was #1,109)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #896Espinosa38,6677,985
    #897Rivers38,6627,986
    #898Farley38,5288,014
    #899Bernard38,5128,017
    #900Ashley38,4998,020
    #901Friedman38,3748,046
    #902Potts38,2778,066

    Who is named Correa

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

    85% of people named Correa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 10% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Correas

    25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ángel Correa
      Argentine association football player, born 1995
    • Bruno Correa
      Brazilian association football player, born 1986
    • Rogério Corrêa
      Brazilian association football player, born 1979
    • Júlio César Santos Correa
      Brazilian footballer, born 1978
    • Emilio Correa
      Boxer, born 1985
    • Lincoln Corrêa dos Santos
      Brazilian association football player, born 2000
    • Tara Correa-McMullen
      American actress (1989–2005)
    • Vanina Correa
      Argentine footballer, born 1983
    • Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
      Academic, Politician, Author, Lawyer (1908-1995)
    • Luciano Corrêa
      Brazilian judoka, born 1982
    • Ana Beatriz Corrêa
      Brazilian volleyball player, born 1992
    • Lou Correa
      American politician in California (born 1958)

    Notable Correas come mostly from Brazil (18), Argentina (2) and the United States (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Correa

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

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Correa come from?
    From Spanish, from correa.
    How common is the surname Correa?
    38,232 people in the United States had the surname Correa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 8,076 Americans. It ranked 905th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Correa?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Correa identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 10% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Correa?
    Ángel Correa, Argentine association football player, followed by Bruno Correa.
    Where is the surname Correa most common?
    Wikidata records people named Correa in Brazil, Argentina and the United States and 3 other countries.
    Is the surname Correa getting more or less common?
    More common. 28,910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 38,232 in 2010, up 32%.