Corona
A surname from the Latin word for “crown,” sometimes used as a nickname or ornamental name.
The #832 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 7,430 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Corona is ultimately from Latin corona, meaning “crown” or “garland.” As a surname, it most likely began as a nickname or symbolic name for someone associated with a crown, a sign of rank, or perhaps a house name or emblem. In Spanish and Italian-speaking areas, it could also arise independently from the same inherited word.
History
The surname is well established in Iberian and Italian naming traditions, and it is also found more broadly in areas influenced by those languages. In English-language records it can appear in immigrant communities or as a transferred surname rather than an old native English family name. The same Latin root also lies behind many related words in European languages.
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Fun fact
The word corona has given English not only the idea of a crown, but also scientific terms such as the Sun’s outer atmosphere, named for its crown-like shape.
From the historical record
“KROHN (Ger.) Crown [f. Ger. krone, O.H.Ger. cordna; Lat. corona] Kruej^er”
— Surnames of the United Kingdom: a concise etymological dictionary (2 vols in 1)