Rossotto Surname

321,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Rossotto 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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Rossotto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy8831:69,26012,263
Argentina1881:227,35918,636
United States461:7,879,542351,394
England121:4,643,172139,951
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
France21:33,211,361423,184
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Rossotto (23) may also be a first name.

Rossotto 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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Rossotto Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rossotto is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossotto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 321,376th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,271,554 people. The last name Rossotto occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Rossotto live; 76 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 76 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 23 people.

The surname Rossotto is most commonly used in Italy, where it is borne by 883 people, or 1 in 69,260. In Italy Rossotto is mostly concentrated in: Piedmont, where 98 percent reside, Lombardy, where 1 percent reside and Liguria, where 0 percent reside. Beside Italy Rossotto exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Rossotto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Rossotto are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% registered with the party.

Rossotto earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.62% more than the national average, earning $51,615 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosotto9322/
Rossoto9310/
Rossetto8822,804/
Russotto882,846/
Rossatto882,599/
Ressotto881/
Rassotto881/
Rossêtto881/
Rosoto8613/
Rossato8013,625/
Rosseto803,288/
Rosatto80694/
Rosetto80640/
Rasotto80400/
Rozotto80113/
Rosotta8046/
Russoto808/
Rusotto803/
Rossêto801/
Rassoto801/
Rassetto75153/
Rossetta75123/
Rozzotto7518/
Rossetou7518/
Ressetto752/
Rusootto751/
Rousseto751/
Roseto71674/
Rasoto7134/
Rosota7114/
Rozoto718/
Resoto713/
Roschetto712/
Reschotto711/
Roissetta710/
Rasetto67718/
Rosetta67373/
Rozatto6783/
Ruisoto6783/
Rocetto6748/
Rasioto6717/
Rasuoto6717/
Razotto6714/
Rasotho676/
Rosatta675/
Russato674/
Russota674/
Rosseta674/
Resseto673/
Ressato672/
Rossata672/
Rasseto672/
Rosetou672/
Rosauto671/
Rozzoto671/
Rutsoto671/
Rosceto671/
Roshota671/
Rosatos671/

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