The corbett Surname
corbett Name Meaning and History
- 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.
- Irish: see Corban.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| CORBETT IN GERMANY 1800-1900 resided in NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN, CANADA |
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| William/Harriett Corbett - Benton County Iowa |
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| John Corbett and Mary Welch |
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| Corbetts in NE and KS | Rhonda Corbett Porter | 6 |
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| James Newton Corbitt or Corbett |
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| Corbetts of SC descended from John Corbett 1750 |
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| family tree | Lloyd CORBETT | 3 |
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