Lorusso Surname

22,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Lorusso Surname User-submission:

Russo is a Sicilian name derived from the Vikings or Rus. Rus (pronounced roos) in Norse means 'he rows' or 'men who row'. The Rus entered the Mediterranean between 800-1000 AD and helped the Sicilians fight the Arab-Byzantine rulers. Two centuries later, under the Norman rule of Sicily, Riccardo, a descendant of King Roger II, was granted the land title of Sperlinga Castle.

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Lorusso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy19,2481:3,177271
United States3,0121:120,33812,879
Argentina4301:99,4038,384
Brazil3991:536,52720,103
Canada3531:104,37811,269
France1971:337,17150,874
Venezuela1081:279,6676,618
Germany991:813,18659,527
England711:784,76142,668
Australia661:409,02632,879
Belgium621:185,43024,739
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
Spain501:935,04135,950
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Austria151:567,69652,281
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Lorusso (261) may also be a first name.

Lorusso Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Russo is a Sicilian name derived from the Vikings or Rus. Rus (pronounced roos) in Norse means 'he rows' or 'men who row'. The Rus entered the Mediterranean between 800-1000 AD and helped the Sicilians fight the Arab-Byzantine rulers. Two centuries later, under the Norman rule of Sicily, Riccardo, a descendant of King Roger II, was granted the land title of Sperlinga Castle. Riccardo took the surname Russo or Rosso and bestowed to the castle a coat of arms featuring Halley's comet against a red backdrop. To this day, Sicilians will refer to someone with that name Signor Rus.

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This surname means 'red (color)', referring to the typical red color of the hair or to some element of this color near the home of the family. It was already present in the form of a qualifying adjective to Rome in the imperial age as Rubius and Rossius and later spread from the Middle Ages to today with a large number of variants. We find this surname in Puglia, and precisely in Monopoli, in a deed of sale of the second half of the sixteenth century.

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Lorusso Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Lorusso Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Lorusso is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorusso? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,375th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 300,146 people. The last name Lorusso occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Lorusso live; 79 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent live in Italic Europe. Lorusso is also the 550,922nd most common first name at a global level, borne by 261 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 19,248 people, or 1 in 3,177. In Italy Lorusso is most numerous in: Apulia, where 72 percent are found, Lombardy, where 7 percent are found and Piedmont, where 6 percent are found. Other than Italy it occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Lorusso Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lorusso last name are 3.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lorusso earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 1.81% less than the national average, earning €29,487 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.42% more than the national average, earning R 307,560 per year; in United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning $59,509 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lourusso9313/
Lorrusso932/
Lorousso932/
Loruso9214/
Larusso861,307/
Lorosso867/
Lurusso865/
Lorussa863/
Lorruso862/
Lerusso861/
Louruso861/
Larrusso803/
Larousso803/
Leruso77335/
Loriso77226/
Loroso7737/
Laruso7710/
Loruzo778/
Luruso771/
Larussa711,471/
Larosso719/
Lorissa718/
Loruzzo717/
Lauruso712/
Lorossa712/
Lorisio711/
Hloriso711/
Lorosio711/
Loreuzo711/
Loirusha6783/
Laroussa6748/
Larrussa6744/
Laruussa672/
Laerussa671/
Lourucio671/
Lorrissa670/

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