Rosselli Surname

78,585th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Rosselli 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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Rosselli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy3,2651:18,7313,222
United States1,3121:276,26425,830
Argentina6671:64,0835,469
Brazil2251:951,44133,905
Switzerland2181:37,6745,441
France2101:316,29948,089
Uruguay761:45,1555,092
Canada461:800,99162,809
England401:1,392,95161,553
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
Wales141:221,03813,576
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rosselli (90) may also be a first name.

Rosselli 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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Rosselli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rosselli is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rosselli? popularity and diffusion

Rosselli is the 78,585th most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,172,951 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Rosselli reside; 55 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 55 percent reside in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 90 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 3,265 people, or 1 in 18,731. In Italy it is primarily found in: Sicily, where 25 percent are found, Tuscany, where 20 percent are found and Emilia-Romagna, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Italy this surname occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Rosselli Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rosselli has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rosselli last name rose 131,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 308 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rosselli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rosselli surname are 2.09% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Rosselli earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 109.95% more than the national average, earning €63,048 per year; in South Africa they earn 74.24% more than the national average, earning R 414,060 per year; in United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,839 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% less than the national average, earning $46,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosselliz9429/
Rossielli9419/
Rossellit9411/
Rossellio941/
Roselli9311,431/
Roussellie891/
Rosselle88758/
Rossella88394/
Roscelli88325/
Rossilli88249/
Russelli88245/
Roshelli8836/
Rosellio8815/
Rosellis887/
Rosselly885/
Roeselli882/
Rasselli882/
Rosellia882/
Rosielli881/
Roslli8628/
Rousselle828,553/
Rossellez8216/
Roschelli829/
Rossillio829/
Rossielle822/
Roussella821/
Rhosellie821/
Rassaelli821/
Rosselles821/
Roudselli821/
Rosseller820/
Roesselle820/
Rotelli802,283/
Roselle802,179/
Rosella801,672/
Raselli80795/
Roselly8076/
Rocelli8071/
Rozelli8034/
Ruselli8011/
Reselli806/
Rosilli803/
Roussellet7865/
Rousselles782/
Rosli7718,307/
Rolli776,397/
Ruscelli751,507/
Rouselle75418/
Roscilli75258/
Russelle75203/
Rochelli75169/
Rosielle75165/
Russella7589/
Rascelli7571/
Roselles7563/
Roszelle7558/
Rossille7553/
Rosillio7522/
Roshelle7515/
Rasselle7511/
Rotellis7511/
Roselley757/
Roßellit757/
Roseller755/
Rashelli754/
Rozzelli754/
Rushelli753/
Rosellez753/
Rottelli752/
Resselle751/
Rocellie751/
Rouselly751/
Russelly751/
Rocellio751/
Roshelly751/
Roscelly751/
Rasielli751/
Rassella751/
Roeselle750/
Rollie71880/
Roussille71649/
Rollis71323/
Roosli7189/
Roschelle7157/
Rollit7146/
Roschella7130/
Rollio7129/
Reulli7127/
Rousli7122/
Russillio7117/
Raschelli7112/
Roslih718/
Roslai716/
Roslei716/
Roselleas715/
Rootellis713/
Roslid713/
Rollia712/
Rolliz712/
Roisli712/
Roslis712/
Roshcelle711/
Roshelley711/
Roslii711/
Rochellis711/
Rassellet711/
Rassielle711/
Rausselle711/
Rossillet711/
Roslit711/
Roilli711/
Rollih711/
Roslle711/
Rollei710/
Roselless710/
Raesselle710/
Rollip710/
Roli673,213/
Rozelle672,020/
Rollais67345/
Rollitt67288/
Rosilla67191/
Rasella67173/
Rotilli67169/
Rusella67140/
Rotelle6799/
Rollich6733/
Rasilli6728/
Rocella6728/
Ratelli6726/
Rollois6717/
Roussilles6715/
Rosille6713/
Rollish6712/
Rocelle6711/
Razelli6710/
Raselle676/
Roslitt674/
Ruselle674/
Rosllyy672/
Reullie672/
Roullit672/
Reselle672/
Roxelle671/
Roullie671/
Rrholli671/
Rollihs671/
Rosilly671/
D'Roszelle671/
Rhoulli671/
Rosllee671/
Rosller671/
Resilli671/
Racelli671/
Rosleit670/
Royslis670/
Rhodseller670/
Rocilli670/

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