Colon Family History
Colon Name Meaning
Spanish (Colón): from the Latin Colombus,
Colomba meaning ‘dove’, a personal name favored by early
Christians because the dove was considered to be the symbol of the
Holy Spirit.
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Name Distribution of Colon Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Colon families
 819 - 1,636  274 - 818 |
 1 - 273  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Colon families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Colon families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Colon census records
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Colon Family Origin
Colon Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Colon
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Colon Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Colon census records
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Colon Civil War Service Records
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