Corso History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Corso family

The surname Corso was first found in Syracuse a city of Sicily, capital of the province of Sicily. It was an important Greek colony in 734 B.C. Much of its early history deals with the many conflicts for control of the port. There are many remains of this civilization. Claudius Marcellus stormed Syracuse for the Romans in 212. In 665 A.D Heraclius Constans fixed his capital there. It was destroyed by the Saracens in 878. 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 Corso family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corso research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1490, 1494, 1503, 1536, 1545 and 1734 are included under the topic Early Corso History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corso Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corso, Corsi, Corsellini, Corseli, Corsello and many more.

Early Notables of the Corso family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was

Giovanni Vincenzo Corso (c. 1490 - c. 1545), an Italian painter of the Renaissance period from Naples
Niccolò Corso (active c. 1503), an Italian painter of the Renaissance

Corso Ranking

In the United States, the name Corso is the 7,343^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Corso is ranked the 7,529^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Corso migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corso Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Vicente Corso, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1875 3
Anna Corso, aged 38, who arrived in America, in 1894
Antonina Corso, aged 20, who arrived in America, in 1895
Aniello Corso, aged 20, who arrived in America from Lacedonia, in 1898

Corso Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angela Corso, aged 5, who arrived in America from Termini, Sicily, in 1908
Abramo Corso, aged 28, who arrived in America from Fonzaso, Italy, in 1909
Angela Corso, aged 9, who arrived in America from S. Agata, Sicily, in 1912
Alessandro Corso, aged 23, who arrived in America from Leoconi, Italy, in 1914
Agostina Corso, aged 18, who arrived in America from Termini, Palermo, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name Corso (post 1700) +

Paola Corso, American fiction writer, poet, and essayist
Philip J. Corso (1915-1998), American Army officer and author, best known for his controversial book The Day After Roswell
Leland "Lee" Corso (b. 1935), American sports broadcaster and football analyst for ESPN
Gregory Nunzio Corso (1930-2001), American poet
Mario Corso (1941-2020), nicknamed Mariolino, an Italian former football player and coach
Oxana Corso (b. 1995), Italian three-time gold and two-time silver medalist Paralympic athlete
Davide Corso (b. 1992), Italian football midfielder
Daniel Corso (b. 1978), Canadian professional ice hockey centre

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)