Colomb surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Colomb surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 757 people carried this name — #30,767 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 741 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,297 people named Colomb.

35 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 82 départements, most often Rhône.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 35
Rhône 283
Loire 272
Isère 264
Paris 151
Haute-Loire 143
Aveyron 117
Drôme 102
Jura 91

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

202 people named Colomb live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Vaud 86
Neuchâtel 46
Valais 25
Geneva 14
Basel-Stadt 8
Jura 8
Fribourg 7
Aargau 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Colomb is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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