Corbin Surname
Approximately 50,443 people bear this surname
Corbin Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) the Raven [Old French corbin, Latin corvin-us—corv-us, a raven] Faiseient manger á mastins E á voutours e á corbins.— Bén., Chron. de Norm., v. 27532. Cp. Corbet.
Read More About This SurnameCorbin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36,479 | 1:9,936 | 1,204 |
| France | 5,427 | 1:12,239 | 1,209 |
| Canada | 3,406 | 1:10,818 | 1,626 |
| England | 1,689 | 1:32,989 | 4,376 |
| Barbados | 1,158 | 1:248 | 54 |
| Australia | 418 | 1:64,583 | 7,740 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 215 | 1:6,344 | 967 |
| Guyana | 183 | 1:4,165 | 747 |
| Philippines | 179 | 1:565,577 | 63,118 |
| Spain | 168 | 1:278,286 | 17,191 |
| New Zealand | 164 | 1:27,612 | 4,833 |
| Guernsey | 110 | 1:586 | 83 |
| Panama | 101 | 1:38,735 | 2,074 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:40,718 | 3,964 |
| Dominican Republic | 69 | 1:151,202 | 5,897 |
| South Africa | 43 | 1:1,259,947 | 70,377 |
| Thailand | 40 | 1:1,765,959 | 222,048 |
| Germany | 39 | 1:2,064,243 | 111,952 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 35 | 1:2,833 | 434 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| New Caledonia | 26 | 1:10,624 | 2,723 |
| Cayman Islands | 25 | 1:2,556 | 317 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| Jersey | 25 | 1:3,968 | 780 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 1:151,050 | 5,132 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Honduras | 3 | 1:2,938,814 | 7,190 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 486 | 1:50,155 | 6,115 |
| Guernsey | 61 | 1:535 | 87 |
| Jersey | 29 | 1:1,789 | 301 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,467 | 1:9,186 | 1,164 |
The alternate forms: Corbín (5) are calculated separately.
Corbin (5,318) may also be a first name.
Corbin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) the Raven [Old French corbin, Latin corvin-us—corv-us, a raven] Faiseient manger á mastins E á voutours e á corbins.— Bén., Chron. de Norm., v. 27532. Cp. Corbet.
(English, French, Irish) Dweller at the sign of the raven; descendant of Coirbin (little chariot).
Local. The name of a place in Glencreran, Scotland, signifying a steep lull, from the Gaelic Cor—beann or Cor—beinn.
User-submitted Reference
The Corbin surnme means 'dark haired'. The family Crest states 'God feeds the ravens'.
- kimbo99207Corbin Demographics
Average Male Corbin Height
177.47 cm
Average Female Corbin Height
161.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Corbin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corbin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Corbin (Arabic: كوربان) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Corbín. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Corbin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Corbin is the 11,133rd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 144,471 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Corbin live; 69 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 92,572nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 5,318 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 36,479 people, or 1 in 9,936. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 7 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 96 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Corbin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Corbin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Corbin last name grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 380 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Corbin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Corbin last name are 15.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.63% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Corbin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.09% less than the national average, earning R 220,788 per year; in United States they earn 3.65% less than the national average, earning $41,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.03% less than the national average, earning $43,210 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Corbin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Corbin in the Arabic language | ||
| كوربان | kwrban | - |
| كوربن | kwrbn | - |
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Footnotes
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