Columbell Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Columbell Surname Definition:

From Colomby; a location name in Normandy. in the Domesday Book, de Columbels; from the French, Colombel; a personal name.

Columbell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Columbell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Colomby; a location name in Normandy. in the Domesday Book, de Columbels; from the French, Colombel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Columbell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Columbell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Columbell is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Columbell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. Columbell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Columbell reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 114 people, or 1 in 3,179,464. In The United States Columbell is primarily found in: Nevada, where 89 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Oregon, where 2 percent live.

Columbell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Columbell surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Columbell earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13% less than the national average, earning $37,538 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Collumbell95166/
Columbel9439/
Collumbelll901/
Colombell8928/
Colombel823,490/
Solumbel821/
Coulombel781,535/
Collombel78115/
Colombil71175/
Colonbel711/
Colonbil592/

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Footnotes

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