Colbert

See also: colbert

English

Etymology

From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʊlbɚt/, /koʊlˈbɛɚ/

Proper noun

Colbert (countable and uncountable, plural Colberts)

1. (countable) A surname.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A placename:
   1. A city in Madison County, Georgia, United States.
   2. A town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Spokane County, Washington, United States.
   4. Ellipsis of Colbert County.

Derived terms

• Colbert bump
• Colbert County
• colbertine
• Colbertism
• Colbertist

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Colbert is the 1570^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 22940 individuals. Colbert is most common among White (45.91%) and Black/African-American (45.48%) individuals.

See also

• Kolbert