How common is the surname Colbert?

22,940 people in the United States had the surname Colbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,459 Americans. It ranked 1,570th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Colbert?

Claudette Colbert, American actress (1903–1996), followed by Stephen Colbert.

Where is the surname Colbert most common?

Wikidata records people named Colbert in the United States and the Kingdom of Italy.

How do you pronounce Colbert?

Colbert is /ˈkoʊlbɚt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Colbert getting more or less common?

More common. 21,306 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,940 in 2010, up 7.7%.

Is Colbert also a first name?

Yes. Colbert is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Colbert

A surname, carried by 22,940 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkoʊlbɚt/ 2 syllables Soundex C416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Colbert is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 22,940 people named Colbert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,459 Americans. That is up 7.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 21,306.

#1,570

rank among US surnames

22,940

people in 2010

7.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,544)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,561	Egan	23,048	13,396
#1,562	Aldridge	23,034	13,404
#1,563	Swenson	23,009	13,418
#1,564	Swan	23,001	13,423
#1,565	Hinkle	22,983	13,434
#1,567	Butcher	22,978	13,437
#1,568	Ornelas	22,969	13,442

Who is named Colbert

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

46% of people named Colbert identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 46%
Black (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Colberts

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Claudette Colbert
American actress (1903–1996)
Stephen Colbert
American comedian and writer (born 1964)
Edwin H. Colbert
American paleontologist (1905-2001)
Juliette Colbert de Barolo
1785-1864, philanthropist woman
Nate Colbert
American baseball player, 1946–2023

Notable Colberts come mostly from the United States (4) and the Kingdom of Italy (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Colbert

Colbert has the Soundex code C416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C416.

Questions

Where does the surname Colbert come from?: From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).
How common is the surname Colbert?: 22,940 people in the United States had the surname Colbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,459 Americans. It ranked 1,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Colbert?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Colbert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Colbert?: Claudette Colbert, American actress (1903–1996), followed by Stephen Colbert.
Where is the surname Colbert most common?: Wikidata records people named Colbert in the United States and the Kingdom of Italy.
How do you pronounce Colbert?: Colbert is /ˈkoʊlbɚt/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Colbert getting more or less common?: More common. 21,306 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 22,940 in 2010, up 7.7%.
Is Colbert also a first name?: Yes. Colbert is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.