Columbus Family History
Columbus Name Meaning
Origin unidentified. Twelve bearers of the name Columbus were
recorded in England in the 1881 British census. Of these, one was born
in Italy, one in Ireland, and one in Russia.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Columbus Families
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England & Wales
Canada
Number of Columbus families
 4 - 6  2 - 3 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Columbus families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1851 Canada Census Data
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Columbus Family Origin
Columbus Immigration Information (CA)
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Columbus Family Occupations
from 1881 CA Census Data
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