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Early Origins of the Colomb family

The surname Colomb was first found in Valencia, on Spain's Mediterranean coast.

Early History of the Colomb family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Colomb research. Another 235 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1094, 1099, 1102, 1238, 1492, 1651, 1675, 1679, 1680, 1691, 1696, 1701, 1706, 1708 and 1710 are included under the topic Early Colomb History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Colomb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Colom, Colomer, Colombe, Colomb, Colomi, Colomo, Colomé, Coloma, Colomas, Colombi, Colomina, Colominas, Colombara, Colombare, Colombaro and many more.

Early Notables of the Colomb family

Prominent among members of the family was Cristóbal Colón (Christoper Columbus), the famed navigator and discoverer of the Americas in 1492; and Pedro Manuel Colón de Portugal, 7th Duke of...
Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Colomb Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Colomb Ranking

In France, the name Colomb is the 1,983rd most popular surname with an estimated 3,143 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Colomb family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Nicasio Colon who arrived in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1535. Later settlers included Martin Colon who arrived in New Orleans in 1851; Juan Ramon Colon who settled in Puerto Rico in 1860.


Contemporary Notables of the name Colomb (post 1700) +

  • Pierre Colomb, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Joseph Antoine Colomb, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Charles Earl Colomb, Realtor, Building Company Executive, Chalmette, LA
  • Philip Howard Colomb (1831-1899), Scottish naval officer


Suggested Readings for the name Colomb +

  • The Ancestry and Descendants of Christopher Columbus by Charles Maduell.

  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Pierre Colomb. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 12) Joseph Colomb. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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