Colombo (surname)

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

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).

People

Achille Colombo Clerici, Italian lawyer, jurist, author, and community leader

Adolfo Colombo (1868-1953), the most recorded singer in Cuba up to 1925

Alain Colombo (born 1961), former French professional footballer

Alberto Colombo (racing driver) (born 1946), former Italian racing driver

Alfredo Colombo (1921–?), retired Italian professional football player

Andrea Colombo (born 1974), Italian 100 metres sprinter

Andrés Gerardo Colombo (born 1987), Argentine footballer

Angelo Colombo (born 1961), former Italian footballer

Angelo Martino Colombo (1935–2014), Italian professional football player

Armando Colombo, German engineer

Arrigo Colombo (1916-1998), Italian film producer

Augusto Colombo (1902–1969), Italian painter

Bartolomeo Colombo (–1515), Italian explorer

Camila Colombo (born 1990), Uruguayan chess player

Charles Martin Colombo (1920–1986), American soccer player

Christine Colombo Nilsen (born 1982), Norwegian football goalkeeper

Chrystian Colombo (born 1952), Argentine businessman and politician

Corrado Colombo (born 1979), Italian footballer

Claude Colombo (born 1960), French professional football referee