The Palumbo surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 11,122 people carried this name — #2,978 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,300 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
599 people named Palumbo live in Switzerland.
They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 483 people named Palumbo.
Most of them — 289 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 32 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 286 people named Palumbo 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 Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Palumbo in American newspapers,
1894–1949.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,046 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Palumbo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Antonio Palumbo 1801–1900 · jurist -
Francesco Minà Palumbo 1814–1899 · physician -
Giuseppe Palumbo 1840–1913 · politician -
Vincenzo Palumbo 1899–1982 · politician -
Giuseppina Palumbo 1906–1989 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 187 lives in all are documented under this name.
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