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Where Does The Last Name Columbus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Columbus is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Columbus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 80,854^th most commonly held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,211,159 people. Columbus occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Columbus are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Columbus is also the 66,153^rd most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 8,911 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,634 people, or 1 in 137,608. In The United States Columbus is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 24 percent live and Ecuador, where 6 percent live.

Columbus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Columbus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Columbus surname increased 630 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Columbus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Columbus last name are 1.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Columbus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,122 per year; in South Africa they earn 61.14% less than the national average, earning R 92,340 per year; in United States they earn 1.18% more than the national average, earning $43,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $51,812 CAD per year.