Cortina History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cortina family

The surname Cortina was first found in the several places named "Corte," in Italy. The Italian word corte means "court," as in a manorial court. The surname can be traced back to the year 1123, when members of the Corte family lived in Salerno.

Early History of the Cortina family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cortina research. The years 1308, 1470, 1480, 1529, 1570 and 1666 are included under the topic Early Cortina History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cortina Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Cortina include Corte, Corti, Da Corte, Dalla Corte, Della Corte, La Corte, Cortella, Cortello, Cortelli, Cortelletti, Cortellino, Cortellini, Corticelli, Cortini, Cortese, Cortesi, Corteggiano, Cortigiani, Cortesano and many more.

Early Notables of the Cortina family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was Tolomeo dei Cortesi, who was from one of the most ancient families in Cremona. He was a lawyer and in 1308 was elected mayor of Perugia. Paolo Cortesi of Rome was a famous author around 1470; Gregorio Cortese was an ecclesiastic in Modena around 1480; Alberto Cortese, born in Modena in the 15th century, was...
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Cortina Ranking

In the United States, the name Cortina is the 18,281^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Cortina migration to the United States +

An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Cortina arrived in North America very early:

Cortina Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Eugeario Cortina, aged 32, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Jose Cortina, aged 32, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829 2
Eugenio Cortina, aged 34, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1837 2
Eugenin Cortina, aged 34, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1839 2
Q A Cortina, aged 35, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1853 2
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cortina (post 1700) +

Alfonso Cortina de Alcocer (1944-2020), Spanish Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Repsol YPF, Spain's largest oil and gas group; he died from COVID-19

Citations +

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