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The Corby surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,109 people carried this name — #14,223 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 140,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 2,015 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 184 people named Corby.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 26 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Paris 46
Loiret 40
Oise 14
Yvelines 10
Hauts-de-Seine 10
Somme 8
Yonne 8
Seine-et-Marne 7

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Corby in American newspapers,
1895–1918.

Newspaper page from The St. Charles Herald carrying the name Corby
The St. Charles Herald 1918-04-06
Newspaper page from The Bon Homme County Independent carrying the name Corby
The Bon Homme County Independent 1905-07-06
Newspaper page from The Cecil Whig carrying the name Corby
The Cecil Whig 1895-09-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,318 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Corby,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Corby
    Henry Corby 1806–1881 · politician
  • William Corby
    William Corby 1833–1897 · writer
  • Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby 1911–1999 · actor
  • Gerard Corby 1558–1637
  • Virginia Corby 1795–1845 · ballet dancer
  • Henry Corby, Jr. 1851–1917 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Corby is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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