Coronado Surname

2,263rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Coronado Surname Definition:

Possibly a nickname for one resembling a clergyman who has received the tonsure.

The past participle of the verb "coronar" - to crown. Hence, the "crowned one."

Galician name. One branch in Castile and another in America with don Luis Coronado y Bustamante, native of Seville, lawyer, auditor, lieutenant-general of the city of Havana, alcalde ordinario of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Coronado Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico79,3601:1,564234
United States25,2721:14,3421,797
Peru24,2191:1,312205
Colombia23,8771:2,001392
Venezuela17,9021:1,687304
Guatemala14,5131:1,108191
Philippines13,0251:7,773705
Bolivia8,5531:1,241246
Spain7,6001:6,152769
Chile6,8081:2,588433
Panama4,9411:792154
Dominican Republic3,4741:3,003384
Ecuador2,5991:6,1201,005
Costa Rica2,3861:2,003274
Argentina2,3611:18,1041,550
Nicaragua2,2881:2,632385
Brazil1,0761:198,9547,669
El Salvador6381:9,943682
Cuba2901:39,7341,792
France2651:250,65238,735
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Canada2281:161,60316,308
Uruguay611:56,2586,129
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Honduras491:179,9272,138
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Belize351:10,1561,308
England351:1,591,94567,242
Australia301:899,85754,700
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Puerto Rico131:273,0882,549
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Guam11:160,1214,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malta11:430,2723,380
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominica11:75,891912
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

Coronado (1,790) may also be a first name.

Coronado Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly a nickname for one resembling a clergyman who has received the tonsure.

The past participle of the verb "coronar" - to crown. Hence, the "crowned one."

Galician name. One branch in Castile and another in America with don Luis Coronado y Bustamante, native of Seville, lawyer, auditor, lieutenant-general of the city of Havana, alcalde ordinario of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Coronado Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Coronado Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Coronado is borne by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coronado? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,263rd most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 30,050 people. The surname Coronado is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Coronado reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 180,763rd most prevalent given name internationally, borne by 1,790 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Mexico, where it is held by 79,360 people, or 1 in 1,564. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Nuevo León, where 22 percent are found, Sonora, where 13 percent are found and Coahuila, where 9 percent are found. Besides Mexico it is found in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Peru, where 10 percent are found.

Coronado Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coronado has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Coronado last name increased 25,272 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Coronado Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Coronado surname are 41.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.67% registered with the party.

The amount Coronado earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 7.18% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,993 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.87% less than the national average, earning $20,462,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.29% less than the national average, earning $34,824 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.38% less than the national average, earning $48,995 CAD per year.

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