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Early Origins of the Correa family

The surname Correa was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Correa family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Correa research. Another 131 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1472, 1646, 1716, 1750 and 1823 are included under the topic Early Correa History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Correa Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Correa, Corea, Correas, Correaz, Coreas, Coreaz, Correass Coreazz, Coria and many more.

Early Notables of the Correa family

Prominent among members of the family

  • Juan Correa (1646-1716), a Mexican painter of mixed Moorish or African, Indian and Spanish heritage

Correa Ranking

In the United States, the name Correa is the 1,277th most popular surname with an estimated 24,870 people with that name. 1 However, in South America, the name Correa is ranked the 66th most popular surname with an estimated 67 people with that name. 2


United States Correa migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Correa Settlers in United States in the 16th Century
  • Antonio Correa, who settled in Mexico in 1534
  • Francisco Correa, who settled in Cartagena in 1534
  • Benito Correa, who settled in Florida in 1563
Correa Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Alonso Correa, who arrived in America in 1810 3
  • Sarah Correa, who landed in New York in 1827 3
  • Francisco Correa, who arrived in Cartagena in 1834 3
  • M Correa, aged 48, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836 3
  • Emanuel Alvares Correa, who landed in New York, NY in 1837 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

West Indies Correa migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4
Correa Settlers in West Indies in the 16th Century
  • Adrian Correa, who arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1535
Correa Settlers in West Indies in the 18th Century
  • Moses Alvares Correa, who landed in Jamaica in 1743 3
Correa Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century
  • Adrian Correa, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Correa (post 1700) +

  • Emilio Correa Vaillant (1953-2024), Cuban gold medalist boxer at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • David Antônio Corrêa (1937-2020), Brazilian singer and songwriter; he died from COVID-19
  • Sarah Gonçalves Correa (1992-2015), Brazilian gold and silver medalist competitive swimmer
  • Emilio Correa Jr. (b. 1985), Cuban boxer, son of E.Correa Sr., PanAm Champion 2007
  • Charles Correa (b. 1930), Indian architect
  • Alejandro Correa, Uruguayan footballer
  • Rafael Correa (b. 1963), President of the Republic of Ecuador
  • Fernando Correa, Uruguayan footballer
  • Sueli Correa Costa (1943-2023), Brazilian singer-songwriter and composer, born in Rio de Janeiro
  • Diogo Correa de Oliveira (1983-2021), known as Diogo, a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
  3. 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)
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies


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