Corbridge

English

Etymology

From Old English Corebricg, from a shortened form of Corchester (“a nearby city”) + Old English bryċġ (“bridge”).

Proper noun

Corbridge (countable and uncountable, plural Corbridges)

1. A village and civil parish in southern Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NY9964).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Corbridge is the 35294^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 638 individuals. Corbridge is most common among White (94.36%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Corbridge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 366.