Find out how popular the last name Colom is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Colom.

Colom, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Colom surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Colom in America

Colom is the 50564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Colom surname appeared 413 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Colom.

We can also compare 2010 data for Colom to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Colom

The surname Colom is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the 11th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "columba," which means "dove." This name was likely given to someone who lived near a dovecote or kept doves.

The earliest recorded instance of the name Colom can be found in a medieval Spanish document from the year 1087, which mentions a person named Pedro Colom living in the city of Valencia. Another early reference is found in the Catalonian town of Perelada, where a family with the surname Colom owned land and property in the 13th century.

During the 15th century, the name gained prominence with the famous explorer Christopher Columbus, whose Spanish name was Cristóbal Colón. He was born in 1451 in Genoa, Italy, but his family originated from the town of Colón in the province of Pontevedra, Spain.

One notable bearer of the Colom surname was Joan Colom i Agustí, a Catalan painter and photographer who lived from 1921 to 2017. His works were heavily influenced by the avant-garde movements of the 20th century.

Another distinguished individual with this surname was Miguel Colom Cardany, a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food from 1981 to 1982. He was born in 1932 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Colom family settled in the village of Colom, near Girona, in northeastern Spain. This village likely took its name from the family, and it is possible that the surname Colom originated from this location.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the variant spelling "Colomb" can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions a landowner named Roger Colomb in the county of Suffolk, England. This spelling may have been influenced by the Norman French pronunciation of the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Colom

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Colom.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Colom was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Colom has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Colom was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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