Popularity of the last name by country
Switzerland
All countries
- France (57,804)
- Puerto Rico (21,917)
- United States (13,208)
- Spain (8,412)
- Belgium (8,193)
- Dominican Republic (1,614)
- Italy (706)
- Algeria (692)
- United Kingdom (607)
- Mexico (537)
- Netherlands (423)
- Cuba (422)
- Portugal (412)
- Switzerland (400)
- Germany (386)
- Unknown country (384)
- Venezuela (278)
- Argentina (195)
- Peru (166)
- New Zealand (157)
- Panama (151)
- Canada (130)
- Guyana (104)
- Guadeloupe (84)
- Viet Nam (68)
- Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (66)
- Ireland (64)
- India (58)
- Réunion (53)
- Colombia (42)
- Hungary (41)
- Austria (39)
- Australia (34)
- Morocco (32)
- Netherlands Antilles (29)
- Bolivia (29)
- Chile (26)
- Haiti (25)
- Philippines (25)
- Gibraltar (22)
Origine of last name
COLON : 1: Spanish (Colón): from the Latin personal name Colombus Colomba meaning ‘dove’ favored by early Christians because the dove was considered to be the symbol of the Holy Spirit.2: Catalan: Castilianized form (Colón) of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Colom">Colom</a>.
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