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From the historical and fascinating Italian region of Venice emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished Lombard family. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, the nickname type of surname is also frequently found. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name. They usually reflected the physical characteristics or attributes of the first person that used the name. The surname Lombard came from a person from Lombardy. The Lombards, who were a Germanic tribe that overran the area in the 6th century, derived their name from the Latin Langobardi, which is composed of the Germanic elements meaning long-beards. The name is also an occupational name, derived from the personal name Lombardo, which indicates merchant, banker, money-changer. Since these professions were mainly practiced in the north of Italy and in the region of Tuscany, these are the places where the surname continues to be most prevalent today.

Early Origins of the Lombard family

The surname Lombard was first found in Tuscany, Venice and Sicily. One of the earliest bearers of this surname was Pietro Lombardo, a theologian born around the year 1100.

Early History of the Lombard family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lombard research. The years 1435, 1458, 1460, 1515, 1516 and 1532 are included under the topic Early Lombard History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lombard Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Lombard are Lombard, Lombardèlli, Lombardelli, Lombardini, Lombardi, Lombardo, Lombardia, Lombardio, Lombardetto and many more.

Early Notables of the Lombard family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

Pietro Lombardo (1435-1515), an Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect
Antonio Lombardo (c.1458-1516), an Italian Renaissance sculptor

Lombard World Ranking

In the United States, the name Lombard is the 4,195^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Lombard is ranked the 343^rd most popular surname with an estimated 11,785 people with that name. 2 And in South Africa, the name Lombard is the 325^th popular surname with an estimated 20,546 people with that name. 3

Lombard migration to the United States +

Investigation of immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Lombard:

Lombard Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Bernard Lombard, who settled in New England in 1620
Bernard Lombard, aged 22, ho arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Mary & John"
Thomas Lombard, aged 49, who arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Mary & John" 4
Thomas Lombard, Jr., aged 12, who arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Mary & John" 4
Mrs. Lombard, aged 47, who arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts in1630 aboard the ship "Mary & John" 5
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Lombard Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Lombard, who settled in Louisiana in 1757

Lombard Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Patrick Lombard, aged 43, who landed in New York, NY in 1812 4
James Lombard, who arrived in Mississippi in 1818 4
Mr. Lombard, who settled in New Orleans with his wife and four children in 1821
Michael Lombard, who settled in New Orleans in 1821 with his wife and four children
M. Lombard, aged 25, settled in New Orleans in 1823
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Lombard migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lombard Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Joseph Lombard, son of Jean-François and Antoinette, who married Marie-Catherine Marion, daughter of Georges and Marie-Madeleine, in Quebec on 22nd August 1722 6
Pierre Lombard, son of François and Marie, who married Marie-Josephte Bourgela, daughter of Pierre and Dorothée, in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec on 7th January 1764 6
André Lombard, son of Antoine and Marguerite, who married Marguerite Giguère, daughter of Joseph and Marguerite, in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 30th July 1764 6

Lombard Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Miss. Elise Lombard who immigrated to Canada, arriving at the Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec aboard the ship "Lady Flora Hastings" departing from the port of Cork, Ireland but died on Grosse Isle on 8th July 1847 7
Ms. Ellen Lombard, aged 20 who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Lord Sandon" departing 11th May 1847 from Cork, Ireland; the ship arrived on 26th June 1847 but she died on board 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Lombard (post 1700) +

Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters) (1908-1942), American actress and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
George Lombard (b. 1975), American Major League Baseball player
Mary B. Lombard, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Rhode Island, 1956 9
Louis Lombard, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Zurich, 1916-17 9
James A. Lombard, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Rensselaer County, 1965 9
Gilbert M. Lombard, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Guilford; Elected 1940, 1948 9
Edwin A. Lombard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1996 9
Darwin Lombard, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Colebrook, 1938 9
Ben Lombard, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Mississippi, 1936 9
Arthur J. Lombard, American politician, Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1997-2001 9
... (Another 9 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 40)
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 84)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html