Corbett
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English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman corbet (“little crow; carrion crow”), probably a nickname for someone with dark hair or complexion.
Proper noun
Corbett (countable and uncountable, plural Corbetts)
- A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- A hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States.
- A ghost town in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Corbett is the 1346th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26246 individuals. Corbett is most common among White (80.45%) and Black/African American (14.81%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Corbett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 366.