Cognome

Colombo

The strongest concentration of Colombo in US arrival records points to Lombardia, with 115 of 353 arrivals (33 percent) originating there.

353

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

145

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

186

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 353

Top regione

Lombardia

115 of 353
33 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 3

3 to 12

12 to 35

35+

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

16 regioni represented

Lombardia11533%
Sicilia6819%
Campania5014%
Molise4312%
Piemonte267%
Calabria144%
Basilicata123%
Friuli-Venezia Giulia41%
Abruzzo41%
Puglia41%
Marche41%
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol21%
Toscana21%
Veneto21%
Liguria21%
Lazio10%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Colombo was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Bonefro
37
Provincia CB
Cuggiono
24
Provincia MI
Milano
21
Provincia MI
Palermo
17
Provincia PA
Turbigo
12
Provincia MI
Teggiano
11
Provincia SA
Pozzallo
7
Provincia RG
Moliterno
7
Provincia PZ
Bivona
6
Provincia AG
Inveruno
6
Provincia MI
Como
5
Provincia CO
Barrafranca
4
Provincia EN
Sondrio
4
Provincia SO
Oleggio
4
Provincia NO
Magnago
4
Provincia MI

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Bonefro	CB	37
Cuggiono	MI	24
Milano	MI	21
Palermo	PA	17
Turbigo	MI	12
Teggiano	SA	11
Pozzallo	RG	7
Moliterno	PZ	7
Bivona	AG	6
Inveruno	MI	6
Como	CO	5
Barrafranca	EN	4
Sondrio	SO	4
Oleggio	NO	4
Magnago	MI	4

Persone notevoli

Notable Colombo on Wikipedia

Domenico Colombo
EN IT
1418 · Genova
Cristoforo Colombo
EN IT
1451 · Genova
Giacomo Colombo
IT
1451 · Genova
Realdo Colombo
EN IT
1516 · Cremona
Giacomo Colombo
EN IT
1663 · Este
Giovanni Colombo
1714 · Venezia
Michele Colombo
1747 · Salgareda
Aurelio Colombo
1785 · Varese
Carlo Maria Colombo
IT
1791 · Milano
Luigi Colombo
1813 · Cuccaro Monferrato
Giuseppe Colombo
IT
1836 · Milano
Giuseppe Colombo
1838 · Monza
Aldo Colombo
IT
1850 · Italia
Girolamo Colombo Quattrofrati
1850 · Modena
Renzo Colombo
1856 · Gallarate

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Domenico Colombo	1418	Genova	EN IT
Cristoforo Colombo	1451	Genova	EN IT
Giacomo Colombo	1451	Genova	IT
Realdo Colombo	1516	Cremona	EN IT
Giacomo Colombo	1663	Este	EN IT
Giovanni Colombo	1714	Venezia
Michele Colombo	1747	Salgareda
Aurelio Colombo	1785	Varese
Carlo Maria Colombo	1791	Milano	IT
Luigi Colombo	1813	Cuccaro Monferrato
Giuseppe Colombo	1836	Milano	IT
Giuseppe Colombo	1838	Monza
Aldo Colombo	1850	Italia	IT
Girolamo Colombo Quattrofrati	1850	Modena
Renzo Colombo	1856	Gallarate

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Colomba

81 US arrivals

Colombi

6 US arrivals

Colombotto

5 US arrivals

Colombotti

1 US arrivals

Combo

3 US arrivals

Colombia

2 US arrivals

Colombro

2 US arrivals

Colombini

31 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Colombo.

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