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Correa History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Correa

What does the name Correa mean?

The ancient Spanish surname Correa originates in Castile, Spain. The root word correa is from the Latin corrigia meaning 'fastening', from corrigere 'to straighten', 'to correct' and as such was an occupational name for a maker or seller or belts or leather straps. From this early origin, the name grew to mean 'leather strap' or 'belt.'

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

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, aged 55, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Tortem" in 1825 4
Rachel Correa, aged 17, British settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Tortem" in 1825 4
M. F. Correa, aged 22, Spanish settler who arrived in New York aboard the ship "Native" in 1825 4
Sarah Correa, who landed in New York in 1827 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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. 5

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) +

Jose Luis Correa (b. 1958), American businessman and politician in California
Francisco Correa de Araujo (1584-1654), or Arauxo, Acebedo, Spanish organist, composer, and theorist of the late Renaissance
Aurora Correa (1930-2008), Spanish-born Mexican teacher and writer
Sonia Corrêa (b. 1948), Brazilian feminist activist and researcher
Mayuto Correa (b. 1943), Brazilian percussionist, guitarist, and composer
Marie-Louise Correa (b. 1943), Senegalese politician
Juan Correa (1646-1716), distinguished Mexican painter of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
Julio Correa Myzkowsky (1890-1953), Paraguayan poet
Enrique Gómez Correa (1915-1995), Chilean poet, lawyer and diplomat
Benjamín "Chamín" Correa (1929-2020), Mexican guitarist
... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"List of most common surnames in South America." Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames_in_South_America
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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 21st October 2021. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies