Corby (surname) explained
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| Corby |
| Language: | English |
| Language origin: | 1.
2. /Old Norse
3. |
| Origin: | 1. 2. Corby (various places)
3. corb |
| Derivation: | 1. non|Kori + býr
2. sga|Corc + Norse, Old: býr
3. la|corvus |
| Meaning: | 1. 'Kori's farm'
2. 'Corc's farm'
3. 'raven' |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Corby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ambrose Corbie or Corby (1604–1649), English Jesuit, teacher and author
- Colleen Corby (born 1947), American model
- Ellen Corby (1911–1999), American actress best known for playing Grandma Walton on the television show The Waltons
- Henry Corby (1806–1881), Canadian businessman and politician
- Henry Corby Jr. (1851–1917), Canadian businessman and politician, son of the above
- John George Howard (1803–1890), born John Corby, English-born Canadian architect, civil engineer and surveyor
- Kevin Corby (cricketer) (born 1959), English cricketer
- Kevin Corby (soccer) (born 1988), American soccer player
- Kevin Corby (politician) (?–2006), Australian politician
- Matt Corby (born 1990), Australian singer
- Michael Corby (born 1951), British rock guitarist
- Peter Corby (1924–2021), British inventor
- Schapelle Corby (born 1977), Australian convicted of drug smuggling in 2005
- William Corby (1833–1897), President of the University of Notre Dame and chaplain to the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War
Notes and References
- Book: Hanks . Patrick . Patrick Hanks . Hodges . Flavia . A Dictionary of Surnames . Oxford University Press . 0-19-211592-8 . 1988 . 19 November 2024 . Internet Archive . 123.
