The Spanish surname Correa is derived from the Spanish word correa meaning “leather strap, or belt.” The name is spelt Correia in Portugal.The name was applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of such articles. Early examples of the surname recording taken from surviving church registers include Damian Correa and his wife the former Catalina Fernandez, who were christening witnesses at Valladolid, Spain, on February 2nd 1672, and Nicholao Correia at Agua de Pena, Funchal, Portugal, on September 14th 1725. Today there are approximately 30,000 people with the surname Correa living in The United States.
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