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Early Origins of the Cortada family

The surname Cortada was first found in Auvergne, a historic province in south central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Clermont/Aurillac and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Cortada family

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Cortada Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Courtade, Cortada, Cortadellas, Courtadon, Cortade, Courtadellas, Courtadella and many more.

Early Notables of the Cortada family

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United States Cortada migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cortada Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Manuel Cortada, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1881 1


  1. 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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