<P> Corbett is an English - language surname . It is derived from the Anglo - Norman French, Middle English, and Old French corbet, which is a diminutive of corb, meaning "raven". The surname probably originated from a nickname referring to someone with dark hair or a dark complexion like a raven's . The surname was brought to England from Normandy, and spread to (cotland in the 12th century, and into northern Ireland in the 17th century . Early instances of the name are Corbet in Shropshire, recorded in Domesday Book in 1086; Corbet in Shropshire, recorded in the Assize Rolls of Worcestershire in 1158; and le Corbet in Oxfordshire, recorded in the Eynsham Cartulary in 1323 . Variations of the surname include: Corbet, and Corbitt . Corbett is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish surnames Ó Corbáin and Ó Coirbín, which mean "descendant of Corbán" and "descendant of Coirbín", respectively . </P> <Ul> <Li> Jim Corbett (including James Corbett) </Li> <Li> Michael Corbett </Li> <Li> William Corbett </Li> <Li> Uvedale Corbett (disambiguation) </Li> </Ul>

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