Corbould Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Corbould Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cobbold,' found in Domesday as Cuboid. With an initial K (v. Kibble) the surname assumed many guises. The instances both under Kibble and below are confined (saving Oxfordshire) to the South-Eastern counties.

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Corbould Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:400,84927,632
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada411:898,67368,969
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Corbould Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cobbold,' found in Domesday as Cuboid. With an initial K (v. Kibble) the surname assumed many guises. The instances both under Kibble and below are confined (saving Oxfordshire) to the South-Eastern counties. These settled into the forms with C as initial.

Simon Cubaud, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hamo Cubald, Norfolk, ibid.

William Cubbel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Cubbel, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1649. Baptised — Frideswide, d. William Corbould: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1800. Married — John Cobble and Maria Green: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Cobbold, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Robert Corbaldus was of Normandy, 1180-95 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); John Carbul appears in England, c. 1272 (Rot. Hund.).

The Norman People (1874)

Corbould Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Corbould Come From? nationality or country of origin

Corbould is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Corbould? popularity and diffusion

It is the 988,329th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Corbould is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Corbould reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 400,849. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Norfolk, where 29 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 23 percent reside and Surrey, where 14 percent reside. Not including England Corbould occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Corbould Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Corbould has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Corbould surname increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Corbould Last Name Statistics demography

Corbould earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $60,557 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Corbold9311/
Corboul931/
Carbould889/
Corwold800/
Corbault751/
Carbouel751/
Corbal71663/
Carbol71511/
Korbul7176/
Korbol7144/
Corvol7136/
Corbeil678,843/
Corbeel67444/
Corball6780/
Karboul6740/
Corbiel6727/
Corbale676/
Korbole674/
Carbald672/
Kourbul671/
Corbalt671/
Carbolt670/
Carboll670/
Corbail670/

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