Coria
A surname with several possible roots, but most likely a locational name tied to the place-name Coria in Spain or, less certainly, a Romance form shaped by similar place names.
The #6,098 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 54,888 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The surname Coria is most plausibly locational, formed from a place-name rather than from a personal descriptor. In Spanish usage it can point to the town of Coria in Cáceres, a name ultimately of ancient origin; the exact root is not fully secure. The historical notes provided also show Coria as a Romano-British place-name, which suggests that the form has been used independently in different geographical settings.
History
As a surname, Coria would have arisen when people were identified by origin from a place called Coria. The name is seen in Iberian records, and the excerpt from a Spanish source connects it with medieval clerical and civic usage. Because the same spelling also appears in ancient British place-name scholarship, some cases of the surname may reflect different local origins rather than one single family line.
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Fun fact
Coria is also the name of an ancient Romano-British settlement mentioned in classical and later antiquarian scholarship, showing that the same short form has a surprisingly wide geographic history.
From the historical record
“Vandogara 21 20 60 Coria 21 30 59 20 Alauna 22 45 59 50 Lindum 23 59 30”
— Etymology of the principal Gaelic national names, personal names, surnames