The surname Corbett
A Norman nickname surname, carried by 26,246 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex C613
Origin
Norman origin
From Anglo-Norman corbet (“little crow; carrion crow”), probably a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion.
Corbett is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 26,246 people named Corbett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,764 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,722.
Who is named Corbett
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
80% of people named Corbett identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 80%
- Black (not Hispanic) 15%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Two or more races 1.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Famous Corbetts
11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- John CorbettAmerican actor and country music singer (born 1961)
- James John CorbettAmerican boxer (1866-1933)
- Glenn CorbettAmerican actor (1933–1993)
- Margery Corbett AshbyBritish activist (1882-1981)
- Gretchen CorbettAmerican actress (born 1945)
- Kizzmekia CorbettAmerican immunologist (1986-)
- Ben CorbettActor (1892-1961)
- Henry W. CorbettAmerican businessman and politician (1827–1903)
- Lydia CorbettBritish artist, known as Picasso's "Girl with a ponytail" (born 1934)
- Glen CorbettAmerican actor (1922-1997)
- Harvey Wiley CorbettAmerican architect (1873–1954)
Notable Corbetts come mostly from the United States (9), the United Kingdom (1) and France (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Corbett
Corbett has the Soundex code C613, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C613.
Other Norman surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Corbett come from?
- From Anglo-Norman corbet (“little crow; carrion crow”), probably a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion.
- How common is the surname Corbett?
- 26,246 people in the United States had the surname Corbett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,764 Americans. It ranked 1,346th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Corbett?
- In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Corbett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Corbett?
- John Corbett, American actor and country music singer (born 1961), followed by James John Corbett.
- Where is the surname Corbett most common?
- Wikidata records people named Corbett in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
- What type of surname is Corbett?
- Corbett is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
- Is the surname Corbett getting more or less common?
- More common. 25,722 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,246 in 2010, up 2.0%.