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

Coulombe, 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 Coulombe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Coulombe in America

Coulombe is the 14090th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Coulombe surname appeared 2,134 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Coulombe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Coulombe 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 Coulombe

The surname Coulombe originated in France, specifically in the region of Normandy, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "coulombe," which means "dove" or "pigeon." The name likely originated as a nickname or descriptive name for someone who kept or resembled these birds.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book, a survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The Domesday Book mentions a landowner named William Coulombe in the county of Somerset.

In the 13th century, a French knight named Jean Coulombe participated in the Crusades and is mentioned in historical records from that time. Another notable figure was Jacques Coulombe, a merchant from Rouen, France, who established trade routes with England in the 15th century.

During the 16th century, the name appeared in the town of Coulombiers, which is now part of the modern-day commune of Verneuil-sur-Avre in the department of Eure, Normandy. This place name likely contributed to the spelling variations of the surname, such as Coulombier and Coulombières.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Coulombe in North America was Jean-Baptiste Coulombe, a French settler who arrived in Quebec, Canada, in the late 17th century. His descendants went on to establish several prominent Coulombe families in the region.

In the 19th century, Émile Coulombe was a French painter known for his landscapes and portraits, born in 1821 and died in 1899. Another notable figure was Pierre-Édouard Coulombe, a Canadian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, born in 1825 and died in 1901.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Coulombe

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

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 Coulombe 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 Coulombe 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 Coulombe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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