Explore the Family Name Corbridge

The meaning of Corbridge

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Corbridge in Northumberland, named in late Old English as Corebricg ‘bridge near Corchester’, from a shortened form of Corstopitum, the Celtic name of Corchester + Old English brycg ‘bridge’.

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How common is the last name Corbridge in the United States?

The surname Corbridge showed a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Corbridge ranked 35,666 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed slightly to rank 35,294. This represents a change of 1.04%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased from 596 in 2000 to 638 in 2010, indicating a growth of 7.05%. However, the proportion of people named Corbridge per 100,000 remained steady at 0.22 across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,666	#35,294	1.04%
Count	596	638	7.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Corbridge

Examining the changes in ethnic identity for the Corbridge surname from 2000 to 2010 using the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 95.81% in 2000 to 94.36% in 2010. Individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races saw an increase from 2.52% in 2000 to 3.13% in 2010, which is a change of 24.21%. The Hispanic population with the Corbridge surname appeared in 2010 at 1.57%, while there were no recorded instances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities under the Corbridge surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.81%	94.36%	-1.51%
Two or More Races	2.52%	3.13%	24.21%
Hispanic	0%	1.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%