as a Last Name
- 25,474
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Corbett
Meaning & Origins
English (Shropshire; of Norman origin): nickname meaning ‘little crow’, ‘raven’, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English corbet, a diminutive of corb, alluding probably to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion. The name was taken from Shropshire to Scotland in the 12th century and to northern Ireland in the 17th century, and thence to North America by one group of bearers of the name.
| 1,177th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 25,474
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Carolina
- has the most people named Corbett per capita
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