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Early Origins of the Corrado family

The surname Corrado was first found in Bologna (Latin: Bononia), one of the more prosperous cities at this early time. Records date back to the year 1300, when Petrizzolo, Ugolino, Jacopo and Domenico Corradi were citizens in Bologna.

Early History of the Corrado family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corrado research. The years 1445, 1447, 1510, 1620, 1650, 1668 and 1702 are included under the topic Early Corrado History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corrado Spelling Variations

In comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Corrado include Corradi, Corrado, Curradi, Currado, Gurrado, Corrào, Corra, Corro, Currao, Curro, Corradetti, Corradini, Corradino, Coraini, Corago, Corain, Corradone, Currarone, Curraroni, Corradazzi, Coradazzi, Corazzi, Corradengo and many more.

Early Notables of the Corrado family

Prominent among members of the family was

  • Eusebio Corrado (b. Milan 1447), theologian, Nicol Corradini, a musician in Cremona around this time

Corrado Ranking

In the United States, the name Corrado is the 10,646th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Corrado migration to the United States +

Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Corrado:

Corrado Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • M Corrado, aged 42, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
Corrado Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Angela Maria Corrado, aged 1, who landed in America from Cosenza, Nocara, Italy, in 1907
  • Agastino Corrado, aged 29, who immigrated to America from Aunco Broudetto, Italy, in 1908
  • Angela Corrado, aged 22, who settled in America from Iboli, Salerno, in 1908
  • Angela Corrado, aged 15, who immigrated to the United States from Isernue Campobano, Italy, in 1910
  • Amedeo Corrado, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Belsito, Italy, in 1910
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Corrado (post 1700) +

  • Regina Corrado, American two-time nominee for Writers Guild of America Award television writer
  • Pizziolo Corrado (b. 1949), Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Paina Corrado (b. 1954), Italian poet
  • Gino Corrado (1893-1982), Italian film actor
  • Ivo Corrado Casalini (b. 1914), Italian former professional football player
  • Corrado Campisi, Italian professor at the Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara in Timisoara, Romania
  • Corrado Olmi (1926-2020), Italian actor and comedian from Jesi, Ancona
  • Corrado Farina (1939-2016), Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist
  • Corrado Pilat (b. 1974), Italian former rugby union player and a current coach
  • Corrado Carnevale (b. 1930), Italian judge, member of the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation


  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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