Carbin Family History
Carbin Name Meaning
Swedish: soldier's name from Swedish karbin ‘carbine’ a type of short rifle or musket used by cavalry. Cornish: hypercorrect backformation from Cornish carr-bons ‘causeway’ or a habitational name from Carbis in Lelant (Cornwall) of the same derivation. English: variant of Corbin .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022