Lorusso Surname
Approximately 24,280 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameLorusso Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 19,248 | 1:3,177 | 271 |
| United States | 3,012 | 1:120,338 | 12,879 |
| Argentina | 430 | 1:99,403 | 8,384 |
| Brazil | 399 | 1:536,527 | 20,103 |
| Canada | 353 | 1:104,378 | 11,269 |
| France | 197 | 1:337,171 | 50,874 |
| Venezuela | 108 | 1:279,667 | 6,618 |
| Germany | 99 | 1:813,186 | 59,527 |
| England | 71 | 1:784,761 | 42,668 |
| Australia | 66 | 1:409,026 | 32,879 |
| Belgium | 62 | 1:185,430 | 24,739 |
| Switzerland | 60 | 1:136,882 | 13,375 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Uruguay | 16 | 1:214,485 | 16,699 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
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.
- amazintangerineThis 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 surname Lorusso is found in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lorusso? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 22,375th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 300,146 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Lorusso are found; 79 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 79 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 550,922nd most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 261 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 19,248 people, or 1 in 3,177. In Italy Lorusso is most frequent in: Apulia, where 72 percent live, Lombardy, where 7 percent live and Piedmont, where 6 percent live. Not including Italy this surname exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.
Lorusso Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lorusso surname are 3.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.33% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lourusso | 93 | 13 | / |
| Lorrusso | 93 | 2 | / |
| Lorousso | 93 | 2 | / |
| Loruso | 92 | 14 | / |
| Larusso | 86 | 1,307 | / |
| Lorosso | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lurusso | 86 | 5 | / |
| Lorussa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lorruso | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lerusso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Louruso | 86 | 1 | / |
| Larrusso | 80 | 3 | / |
| Larousso | 80 | 3 | / |
| Leruso | 77 | 335 | / |
| Loriso | 77 | 226 | / |
| Loroso | 77 | 37 | / |
| Laruso | 77 | 10 | / |
| Loruzo | 77 | 8 | / |
| Luruso | 77 | 1 | / |
| Larussa | 71 | 1,471 | / |
| Larosso | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lorissa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Loruzzo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Lauruso | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lorossa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lorisio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hloriso | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lorosio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loreuzo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loirusha | 67 | 83 | / |
| Laroussa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Larrussa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Laruussa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laerussa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lourucio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorrissa | 67 | 0 | / |
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