Corbeil Family History
Corbeil Name Meaning
French: from Old French corbeil ‘basket’ (from Late Latin corbicula a diminutive of corbis ‘basket’) a metonymic occupational name for a maker and seller of baskets or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word because of a depression in the ground. Alternatively a nickname derived from Old French corb ‘raven’ (see Corp ). Compare Curby and Kirby . Altered form of French (mainly Loire-Atlantique) Gourbil a surname which is most likely derived from the same Old French words corbeil ‘basket’ or corb ‘raven’ as the name in 1 above. Altered form of French Corbet .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022