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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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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Columbus families
 16 - 30  6 - 15 |
 1 - 5  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Columbus families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Columbus families
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2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Columbus Family Origin
Columbus Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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Columbus Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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