Corona History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Corona family

The surname Corona was first found in Treviso. anciently Tarvisium, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Treviso. The cathedral of San Pietro is notable and dates back to 1141. It is classical style with seven domes with works by many notable painters and sculptors. The Piazza dei Signori has many palaces. In the 6th century this town was a seat of a Lombard duke. Charlemagne held it. Later it was Venetian. 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 Corona family

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Corona Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Corona, Corrona, Coronna, Coronnas, Corronas, Coronas, Coron, Corronna and many more.

Early Notables of the Corona family

Prominent among members of the family was

the Corona family of Treviso

Corona Ranking

In the United States, the name Corona is the 1,737^th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1

Corona migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Corona Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Rodrigo Corona, who arrived in Florida in 1538
Rodrigo Corona, to Florida in 1538
Blas Corona, who arrived in Mexico in 1539

Corona Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Vicent Corona, who settled in Pensacola, FL in 1781

Corona Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Rodrigo Corona, who landed in Florida in 1838 2
Jose J. Corona, who settled in San Francisco in 1850
Mr. Corona, who arrived in San Francisco California in 1851 2
I P Corona, aged 39, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1859 2
I. P. Corona, who settled in New Orleans in 1859
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Corona Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonio Corona, aged 31, who settled in America from Mezzano, Italy, in 1905
Anna Corona, aged 5, who settled in America from Poliguano, Italy, in 1906
Antonino Corona, aged 16, who landed in America from Palermo Sicily, in 1906
Angelo Corona, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Ville Vallelonga, Aquila, in 1909
Antonina Corona, aged 16, who immigrated to America from Villaroso, Sicily, in 1909
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Corona migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Corona Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Donato Corona, aged 28, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876
Domenieu Corona, aged 22, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Terpsichore" in 1876

Contemporary Notables of the name Corona (post 1700) +

Salvador Corona (1895-1990), Mexican-American bullfighter and artist
John Corona (b. 1988), American ice dancer
Humberto Noé "Bert" Corona (1918-2001), American labor and civil rights leader
Joe Benny Corona (b. 1990), American born, Mexican football player
Rene Corona (b. 1984), American soccer player
Giorgio Corona (b. 1974), Italian football striker
Leonardo Corona (1561-1605), Italian painter of the Renaissance period
Fabrizio Corona (b. 1974), Italian photographer, television and media personality
Renato Tirso Antonio Coronado Corona (1948-2016), Philippine jurist, 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
General Heriberto Jara Corona (1879-1968), Mexican revolutionary and politician
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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)