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Early Origins of the Corona family

The surname Corona was first found in Treviso. anciently Tarvisium, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Treviso. The cathedral of San Pietro is notable and dates back to 1141. It is classical style with seven domes with works by many notable painters and sculptors. The Piazza dei Signori has many palaces. In the 6th century this town was a seat of a Lombard duke. Charlemagne held it. Later it was Venetian. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Corona family

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Corona Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corona, Corrona, Coronna, Coronnas, Corronas, Coronas, Coron, Corronna and many more.

Early Notables of the Corona family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • the Corona family of Treviso

Corona Ranking

In the United States, the name Corona is the 1,737th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1


United States Corona migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corona Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Rodrigo Corona, who arrived in Florida in 1538
  • Rodrigo Corona, to Florida in 1538
  • Blas Corona, who arrived in Mexico in 1539
Corona Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Vicent Corona, who settled in Pensacola, FL in 1781
Corona Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Rodrigo Corona, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
  • Jose J. Corona, who settled in San Francisco in 1850
  • Mr. Corona, who arrived in San Francisco California in 1851 2
  • I P Corona, aged 39, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1859 2
  • I. P. Corona, who settled in New Orleans in 1859
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Corona Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Antonio Corona, aged 31, who settled in America from Mezzano, Italy, in 1905
  • Anna Corona, aged 5, who settled in America from Poliguano, Italy, in 1906
  • Antonino Corona, aged 16, who landed in America from Palermo Sicily, in 1906
  • Angelo Corona, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Ville Vallelonga, Aquila, in 1909
  • Antonina Corona, aged 16, who immigrated to America from Villaroso, Sicily, in 1909
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Corona migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Corona Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Donato Corona, aged 28, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
  • Domenieu Corona, aged 22, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876

Contemporary Notables of the name Corona (post 1700) +

  • Salvador Corona (1895-1990), Mexican-American bullfighter and artist
  • John Corona (b. 1988), American ice dancer
  • Humberto Noé "Bert" Corona (1918-2001), American labor and civil rights leader
  • Joe Benny Corona (b. 1990), American born, Mexican football player
  • Rene Corona (b. 1984), American soccer player
  • Giorgio Corona (b. 1974), Italian football striker
  • Leonardo Corona (1561-1605), Italian painter of the Renaissance period
  • Fabrizio Corona (b. 1974), Italian photographer, television and media personality
  • Renato Tirso Antonio Coronado Corona (1948-2016), Philippine jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
  • General Heriberto Jara Corona (1879-1968), Mexican revolutionary and politician
  • ... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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