Palombo Family History
Palombo Name Meaning
Italian:: from the personal name Palombo ‘dove; wood pigeon’ (see 2 below). from palombo ‘dove; wood pigeon’ (from Late Latin palumbus) used as a nickname for a mild-mannered individual or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons which were an important source of food in the medieval period. This surname is also found in southern France.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022