Coulombe is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Coulombe
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Several possibilities for this name brought in Normandy (61, 14) and in the Vosges. Either it is columbus female (= pigeon) or we are dealing with a female name (popularized by Saint Columba, Christian virgin martyred in Sens). One can also think of a place name, where the name would evoke Latin columna (= column, see the town of Colombes).

How popular is Coulombe?

Coulombe is common in United States.

Coulombe is ranked 38868 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Coulombe bearers increased by 2.694899 per cent in 2010 US census to 2134 since 2000, the surname slipped by 656 spots and ranked at 14090. The last name was found in around 7 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.25 97.21
Hispanic or Latino 2.06 1.01
Others 0.98 1.25
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.28 0
Coulombe is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Canada which signifies that it is originated from Canada. Around 12623 people have been found who wears Coulombe as their family name. Coulombe is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
90,215 Germany3
40,256 Mexico2
50,640 Switzerland2
31,584 Peru1
30,360 Thailand1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
7,895 South Korea1
2,724 New Caledonia1
118,015 Netherlands1
38,830 Morocco1
28,365 Kenya1
14,373 Jordan1
289,511 England1
34,581 Chile1
169,904 Brazil1
8,181 Botswana1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
18,457 Scotland20
85,784 Australia19
Countries with hundreds of Coulombe:
25,166 France392
Countries with thousands of Coulombe:
460 Canada9,429
12,746 United States2,743
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Lashandra Noren
 This name is a derivative of the name Columbus the origin of this name is Latin name that has its roots in the Latin word meaning colombus pigeon / dove in Christianity the dove is the symbol of the Holy Spirit; later she took the meaning of peaceful and this in relation to the Christian Philosophy Christian symbols: the dove, the lamb are the opposite of the dominant symbols, usually aggressive: the wolf, the Roman eagle.

Coulombe Namesakes

  • Charles Jérémie Coulombe, Physician
  • Joe Coulombe, Entrepreneur
  • Martine Coulombe, Canadian Politician
  • Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux, Composer
  • François Coulombe-Fortier, Olympic athlete
  • Pascale Coulombe, Musical Artist
  • Martine Coulombe, Canadian Politician
  • Charles Jérémie Coulombe, Physician
  • Joe Coulombe, Entrepreneur
  • In 2015, Brian Coulombe characterized the role of Thomas Potvin in drama flick Crossing Paths.

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