The Colombo surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,205 people carried this name — #6,516 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,800 people counted. That is up 5% from 4,972 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Colombo surname
From Italian Colombo, from colombo (“pigeon, dove”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Colombo» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 12,193 people named Colombo live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,390 people named Colombo.
278 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 73 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,300 people named Colombo live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 34 people named Colombo live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Brussels-Capital.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
25 people named Colombo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
51 people named Colombo is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Colombo in American newspapers,
1894–1927.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 77,849 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Colombo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christopher Columbus 1451–1506 · sailor -
Realdo Colombo 1516–1559 · physician -
Giovanni Battista Innocenzo Colombo 1717–1801 · architect -
Renzo Colombo 1856–1885 · sculptor -
Carlo Colombo 1869–1918 · physician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 186 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Colombo.
- Colomb 757 · U.S. census
- Colombani 137 · U.S. census
- Colombe 401 · U.S. census
- Colombel 107 · U.S. census
- Colombi 186 · U.S. census
- Colombini 340 · U.S. census
- Colome 264 · U.S. census
- Colomer 254 · U.S. census
- Colon 67,338 · U.S. census
- Colonel 174 · U.S. census
- Colonna 2,359 · U.S. census
- Colpaert 188 · U.S. census
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