Colombo (surname) explained

Colombo
Pronunciation:pronounced as /it/
Meaning:dove, pigeon
Region: Italy
Language origin:Italian
Variant:Columbus

Colombo is an Italian surname meaning literally "dove". It was given to orphans.[1]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 66.9% of all known bearers of the surname Colombo were residents of Italy (frequency 1:458), 11.3% of Brazil (1:9,111), 7.2% of Argentina (1:2,986), 3.7% of the United States (1:48,838), 3.5% of Sri Lanka (1:2,965), 2.0% of France (1:16,850) and 1.1% of Venezuela (1:13,971).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:458) only in one region: Lombardy (1:85).[2]

People

Football (soccer) players

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Italian Surnames of Orphans and Foundlings . 26 March 2023 . Surnames in Italy.
  2. http://forebears.co.uk/surnames/colombo#surnames Colombo surname distribution