Colombo (surname)

Colombo

Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo)
Pronunciation	IPA: [koˈlombo] ; IPA: [ˈkoləᵐbə]
Origin
Languages	Italian; Sinhala
Meaning	dove, pigeon; the city of Colombo
Region of origin	Italy; Sri Lanka
Other names
Variant form	Columbus

Colombo is an Italian surname meaning literally "dove". It was given to orphans. ^[1]

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). ^[2]

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 (c. 1461–1515), 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
• Cristoforo Colombo, the Italian language name of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (c. 1451–1506)
• Domenico Colombo (Genoese: Domenego Corombo) (1418–1496), the father of navigator Christopher
• Eduardo A. Folle Colombo (1922–1994), Uruguayan basketball player
• Emilio Colombo (1920–2013), Prime Minister of Italy 1970–1972 and subsequently lifetime Senator
• Eugenio Colombo (born 1953), Italian saxophonist and flautist
• Federico Colombo (born 1987), Italian professional golfer
• Felice Colombo (born 1937), Italian businessman, past chairman of A.C. Milan (1977–80)
• Felipe Colombo Eguía (born 1983), Mexican-Argentine actor
• Filippo Colombo (born 1997), Swiss cross-country cyclist
• Franco Ermanno Colombo (1917–?), Italian professional football player
• Furio Colombo (1931–2025), Italian journalist and politician, editor-in-chief of L'Unità
• Gabriel Barcia-Colombo, American video artist
• Gabriele Colombo (born 1972), Italian road bicycle racer
• Gherardo Colombo (born 1946), Italian magistrate
• Giacomo Colombo (1663–1730), Italian sculptor, painter and engraver in the late 17th century and early 18th century in Naples.
• Gianni Colombo (1933–1993), Italian artist, member of the kinetic art movement
• Gioacchino Colombo (1903–1988), Italian automobile engine designer
• Giovanni Colombo (1902–1992), Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan
• Giovanni Battista Innocenzo Colombo (1717–1801), Swiss painter and stage set designer.
• Giuseppe Colombo (1920–1984), Italian mathematician, nicknamed "Bepi"
• Horacio Colombo (born 1934), Argentine former basketball player
• Ignacio Colombo (born 1995), Argentinian football forward
• Joe Cesare Colombo (1930–1971), Italian industrial designer
• John Robert Colombo (born 1936), Canadian author
• Joseph Anthony "Joe" Colombo Sr. (1923–1978), the boss of the Colombo crime family
• Julio Colombo (born 1984), French retired football defender
• Jürgen Colombo (born 1949), German track cyclist
• Kaitlin Colombo, American stand-up comedian, television personality, writer and actress
• Laurent del Colombo (born 1959), French judoka
• Lorenzo Colombo (born 2002), Italian footballer
• Maria Luisa Colombo (born 1952), Italian singer, best known as Lu Colombo
• Luca Colombo (cyclist) (born 1969), Italian racing cyclist
• Luca Colombo (footballer) (born 1944), Italian centre-back football player
• Luigi Colombo, Italian cyclist
• Marc Colombo (born 1978), former American football offensive tackle
• Marcelo Daniel Colombo (born 1961), Argentine Roman Catholic bishop of La Rioja since 2013
• Marco Colombo (born 1960), Italian swimmer
• Maria Colombo (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martín Colombo Rivero (born 1985), Uruguayan footballer
• Nazareno Fernández Colombo (born 1997), Argentine professional footballer
• Nicola Colombo (born 1968), Italian businessman, chairman of A.C. Monza Brianza
• Paolo Andrea Colombo (born 1960), Italian business executive
• Pia Colombo (1934–1986), French singer of Franco-Italian origin
• Raimundo Colombo (born 1955), Brazilian politician and member of the Social Democratic Party
• Realdo Colombo (c. 1515 – 1559), Italian anatomist and surgeon
• Riccardo Colombo (born 1982), Italian football defender
• Roberto Colombo (footballer) (born 1975), retired Italian football goalkeeper
• Roberto Colombo (motorcyclist) (1927–1957), Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer
• Rodrigo Jesús Colombo (born 1992), Argentine professional football defender
• Scipio Colombo (1910–2002), Italian dramatic baritone
• Simone Colombo (born 1963), former professional tennis player from Italy
• Ugo Colombo (real estate developer) (born 1961), Italian-born residential and commercial real estate developer in Miami
• Umberto Colombo (athlete) (1880–?), Italian track and field athlete
• Umberto Colombo (footballer) (1933–2021), retired Italian professional football midfielder
• Umberto Colombo (scientist) (1927–2006), Italian scientist
• Virginio Colombo (1885–1927), a prolific Italian architect later active in Buenos Aires
• Vittorino Colombo (1925–1996), Italian Christian Democrat politician
• Colombo crime family of New York
  • Joseph Colombo (1923–1978), its namesake

Football (soccer) players

• Angelo Colombo (born 1961), Italian midfielder
• Charlie Colombo (1920–1986), American defender
• Corrado Colombo (born 1979), Italian striker
• Julio Colombo (born 1984), French (Guadeloupean) defender
• Luca Colombo (footballer), (born 1984) Italian defender
• Riccardo Colombo (born 1982), Italian defender
• Roberto Colombo (footballer) (born 1975), Italian goalkeeper

See also

• Columbus (disambiguation)
• Columbo (TV series)
• Coulomb (disambiguation)
• Colón (disambiguation)

References

1. Surnames in Italy. "Italian Surnames of Orphans and Foundlings" . Retrieved 26 March 2023.
2. Colombo surname distribution