Corbitt
A surname most likely tied to the Norman name Corbet, with Corbitt as a later spelling variant.
The #5,773 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 51,440 Americans shares it.
Etymology
This name is generally treated as a variant of Corbett, which in turn is commonly traced to the Norman French personal name Corbet. The Norman name is usually explained from Old French corb, meaning "raven," with the suffix -et giving a sense like "little raven" or "young raven." In medieval England the name was adopted as a hereditary surname, and Corbitt appears to be one of several spelling forms that developed later.
History
The surname is found in British and Irish records in several spellings, especially Corbett and Corbitt. Nineteenth-century writers often linked it to Norman settlement, and that remains the standard broad explanation. In Ireland, some bearers may also have been influenced by local Gaelic surname forms that were later rendered in English as Corbett or Corbitt.
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Fun fact
Old surname dictionaries often grouped Corbett and Corbitt together as the same family name in different spellings.
From the historical record
“Corbett, Corbitt, Corbet— I Local. Said to be of Normati extraction. Lower aaya tquoling Courthope's Debretl), 'Corbet, a noble Nonnan, came into England”
— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with special American instances