How common is the surname Corby?

2,109 people in the United States had the surname Corby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,394 Americans. It ranked 14,223rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Corby?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Corby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Corby?

Ellen Corby, American actress (1911-1999), followed by Matt Corby.

Where is the surname Corby most common?

Wikidata records people named Corby in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Corby getting more or less common?

More common. 2,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,109 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Corby

A surname, carried by 2,109 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Corby is more common than 91.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,109 people named Corby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 146,394 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,015.

#14,223

rank among US surnames

2,109

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,780)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,215	Cruickshank	2,111	146,256
#14,220	Cella	2,110	146,325
#14,223	Lohse	2,109	146,394
#14,227	Kepner	2,108	146,464

Who is named Corby

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

95% of people named Corby identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Corbys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ellen Corby
American actress (1911-1999)
Matt Corby
Australian musician, born 1990

Notable Corbys come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Corby

Corby has the Soundex code C610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C610.

Questions

How common is the surname Corby?: 2,109 people in the United States had the surname Corby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 146,394 Americans. It ranked 14,223rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Corby?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Corby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Corby?: Ellen Corby, American actress (1911-1999), followed by Matt Corby.
Where is the surname Corby most common?: Wikidata records people named Corby in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Corby getting more or less common?: More common. 2,015 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,109 in 2010, up 4.7%.