Corbett is an English-language
surname. It is derived from the
Anglo-Norman French,
Middle English, and
Old Frenchcorbet, which is a diminutive of corb, meaning "
raven". The surname probably originated from a
nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion like a raven's.[1][2] The surname was brought to England from
Normandy,[2] and spread to Scotland in the 12th century,[2][3] and into northern Ireland in the 17th century.[2] Early instances of the name are Corbet in
Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book in 1086; Corbet in
Shropshire, recorded in the
Assize Rolls of
Worcestershire in 1158; and le Corbet in
Oxfordshire, recorded in the Eynsham Cartulary in 1323. Variations of the surname include: Corbet, and Corbitt.[1] Corbett is sometimes an
Anglicised form of the
Irish surnames Ó Corbáin and Ó Coirbín, which mean "descendant of Corbán" and "descendant of Coirbín", respectively.[4]
This page lists people with the
surnameCorbett. If an
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Corbett is an English-language
surname. It is derived from the
Anglo-Norman French,
Middle English, and
Old Frenchcorbet, which is a diminutive of corb, meaning "
raven". The surname probably originated from a
nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion like a raven's.[1][2] The surname was brought to England from
Normandy,[2] and spread to Scotland in the 12th century,[2][3] and into northern Ireland in the 17th century.[2] Early instances of the name are Corbet in
Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book in 1086; Corbet in
Shropshire, recorded in the
Assize Rolls of
Worcestershire in 1158; and le Corbet in
Oxfordshire, recorded in the Eynsham Cartulary in 1323. Variations of the surname include: Corbet, and Corbitt.[1] Corbett is sometimes an
Anglicised form of the
Irish surnames Ó Corbáin and Ó Coirbín, which mean "descendant of Corbán" and "descendant of Coirbín", respectively.[4]
This page lists people with the
surnameCorbett. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.