Coal town or dark settlement
Derived from an Old Norse surname, it originally denoted someone from a village belonging to a person named Koli, which means 'coal' or 'dark'. It evolved through Middle English as a place name before becoming a surname and eventually a given name.
Less common today
Colbey isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,542 in 2002.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
American mixed martial artist
