Colomb Family History
Colomb Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Coulombe itself a variant of Colombe . French: from Old French colomb ‘pigeon’ (from Latin columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves. English: topographic name from the river Culm (Devon) earlier recorded as Culum and Columb or more likely a habitational name referring to one of the settlements on the river especially Culm Pyne Barton earlier recorded as Culum and Colmp. Americanized form of German Klomp .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022