Palomba

See also: palomba

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Palomba.

Proper noun

Palomba (plural Palombas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Palomba is the 38582^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 573 individuals. Palomba is most common among White (95.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Palomba”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

A nickname from palomba (“stock dove, wood pigeon”).

Proper noun

Palomba m or f by sense

1. a surname