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Corby History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Corby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Corby family

The surname Corby was first found in Cumberland, where "Alexander Corbie was retoured heir of Alexander Corbie, his father, in four sixteen parts of the lands of Luthrie, 1615 (Retours, Fife, 255). John Corbie, messenger in New Milne in 1676, and seven more of the name are recorded in the Kirkcudbright Commissariot Record in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries." 1

"Corbey is the Norman-French pronunciation of Corbet or Corbett." 2

Early History of the Corby family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Corby research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1558, 1598, 1604, 1615, 1637, 1644 and 1649 are included under the topic Early Corby History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corby Spelling Variations

Before the printing press standardized spelling in the last few hundred years, no general rules existed in the English language. Spelling variations in Scottish names from the Middle Ages are common even within a single document. Corby has been spelled Corby, Corbie and others.

Early Notables of the Corby family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Another son, Ambrose Corbie (Corby or Corbington) (1604-1649), an English Jesuit, teacher and author. He was one of the sons of Gerard Corbie and his wife, Isabella Richardson, was born near Durham on...

Corby Ranking

In the United States, the name Corby is the 11,399^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Corby family to Ireland

Some of the Corby family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Corby migration to the United States +

For Scottish immigrants, the great expense of travel to North America did not seem such a problem in those unstable times. Acres of land awaited them and many got the chance to fight for their freedom in the American War of Independence. These Scots and their ancestors went on to play important roles in the forging of the great nations of the United States and Canada. Among them:

Corby Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Benjamine Corby who settled in Maryland in 1775
Thomas and William Corby, who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1799 and 1846 respectively

Corby Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Corby, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1823 4
Bernard Corby, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1836 4

Corby migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Corby Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Corby, English convict who was convicted in Hertfordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Camden" on 21st September 1832, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Ada Corby, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Petrel" in 1851 6
Alfred Corby, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Petrel" in 1851 6
John Corby, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Petrel" in 1851 6
William Corby, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Petrel" in 1851 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Corby (post 1700) +

Colleen Corby (b. 1947), American former model, known for her work with Sears, JC Penney, Montgomery Ward, and others
Ellen Corby (1911-1999), American three-time Emmy Award winning actress, best known for her role as Grandma Esther Walton on the CBS television series The Waltons
William Corby, American President of the University of Notre Dame and Chaplain to the Irish Brigade during the American Civil War
Matthew John "Matt" Corby (b. 1990), Australian singer-songwriter and musician
Kevin Corby (b. 1959), former English cricketer
John Corby (1803-1890), birth name of John George Howard, English-born, Canadian City of Toronto's official surveyor and civil engineer and the principal donor of High Park
Henry "Harry" Corby (1851-1917), Canadian businessman and politician who represented Hastings West as a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1888 to 1901, son of Henry Corby
Henry Corby (1806-1881), Canadian businessman and politician, founder of Corbyville, Ontario and Corby Distillers; he represented Hastings East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative from 1867 to 1874
Michael Corby (b. 1955), English rock guitarist
Hugh Corby Fox, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Buenos Aires, 1931-32 7

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 2nd December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/camden
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) PETREL 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Petrel.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html