Corbitt: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Some records give Corbett; others give Corbitt. Both point to the same English family name. Taken at its root, Corbitt points to “Little raven”.

• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• Spelled with “i” instead of “e”, Corbitt shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• The same family of names includes Corbet.
• The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Corbitt with 6,002 bearers, at rank 5,773.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Corbitt, so the heraldry linked to Corbett is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Corbitt surname pack.