How common is the surname Corbin?

26,876 people in the United States had the surname Corbin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,488 Americans. It ranked 1,307th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Corbin?

Baron Corbin, American professional wrestler, followed by Barry Corbin.

Where is the surname Corbin most common?

Wikidata records people named Corbin in the United States.

Is the surname Corbin getting more or less common?

More common. 25,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,876 in 2010, up 4.6%.

Is Corbin also a first name?

Yes. Corbin 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 Corbin

A Norman nickname surname, carried by 26,876 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C615 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Corbin is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

An Anglo-Norman nickname from corb (“crow”), or shortened from the Corbinian, the name of a Frankish eighth-century saint, probably from Latin corvus (“crow, raven”).

Corbin 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 26,876 people named Corbin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,488 Americans. That is up 4.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,696.

#1,307

rank among US surnames

26,876

people in 2010

9.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,253)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,298	Covington	27,068	11,406
#1,299	Madrigal	27,033	11,421
#1,300	Clemons	27,022	11,426
#1,301	Rosado	26,998	11,436
#1,302	Broussard	26,971	11,447
#1,303	McGinnis	26,953	11,455
#1,304	Hatch	26,903	11,476

Who is named Corbin

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

75% of people named Corbin identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Corbins

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Baron Corbin
American professional wrestler, born 1984
Barry Corbin
American actor (b. 1940)
Myrtle Corbin
American sideshow performer (1868–1928)
Virginia Lee Corbin
American actress (1910-1942)
Tyrone Corbin
American basketball player/coach, born 1962
Patrick Corbin
American baseball player, born 1989
Easton Corbin
American musician, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Corbyn

Surnames that sound like Corbin

Corvin

Corbin has the Soundex code C615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C615.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Corbin come from?: An Anglo-Norman nickname from corb (“crow”), or shortened from the Corbinian, the name of a Frankish eighth-century saint, probably from Latin corvus (“crow, raven”).
How common is the surname Corbin?: 26,876 people in the United States had the surname Corbin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,488 Americans. It ranked 1,307th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Corbin?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Corbin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Corbin?: Baron Corbin, American professional wrestler, followed by Barry Corbin.
Where is the surname Corbin most common?: Wikidata records people named Corbin in the United States.
What type of surname is Corbin?: Corbin is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Corbin getting more or less common?: More common. 25,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,876 in 2010, up 4.6%.
What are other spellings of Corbin?: Corbyn.
Is Corbin also a first name?: Yes. Corbin 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.