Roussos Surname

69,710th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Roussos Surname Definition:

“Red One” or “Russet” in Greek.

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Roussos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5,2561:2,108138
United States7501:483,27940,870
Cyprus3831:2,310278
Australia2151:125,56113,746
Canada1201:307,04728,331
South Africa991:547,25043,124
England671:831,61344,286
France431:1,544,714145,815
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Israel111:777,96750,646
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508

Roussos (289) may also be a first name.

Roussos Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Red One” or “Russet” in Greek.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from the ancient Greek word roussos, which means 'red'. During the Byzantine empire, where hippodrome teams had a great amount of power in the empire, it was a team Reds, or how they called themselves Roussoi (plural of Roussos), until they rebelled to the emperor and a manslaughter occurred the biggest of the empire inside the hippodrome. After that they diminished in numbers. After many years and depression to the Greeks from Ottoman Empire the ones who were characterised by their team became a surname. Some of them changed suffix and we obtained the 3 variants Roussos, Roussis, and Roussakis.

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Roussos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Roussos is found most frequently in Greece. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Roussos? popularity and diffusion

Roussos is the 69,710th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,026,415 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Roussos are found; 79 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 79 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 519,842nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 289 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is carried by 5,256 people, or 1 in 2,108. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Attica, where 52 percent reside, South Aegean, where 22 percent reside and Central Greece, where 9 percent reside. Beside Greece this surname occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Cyprus, where 5 percent reside.

Roussos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Roussos surname are 2.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Roussos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 739.99% more than the national average, earning R 1,996,130 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.64% more than the national average, earning $56,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Roussous931/
Rousso92862/
Rousos92630/
Rossos92286/
Russos92106/
Roussou864,410/
Roussas86509/
Roussot86348/
Routsos8645/
Rossosh8627/
Russoes862/
Ruossos861/
Rossoes861/
Rossoss861/
Royssos861/
Rousios861/
Roussus861/
Russo83353,346/
Rosso8357,712/
Rosos832,822/
Rouso83105/
Rusos8391/
Routsios804/
Rousseus801/
Rothssos801/
Rousou77491/
Rosios77475/
Rossas77287/
Rozsos77275/
Roussa77260/
Rossou77202/
Rotsos77138/
Rassos7788/
Rousas7771/
Russas7750/
Rusios7747/
Rossoz7742/
Hrosso7738/
Russoi7735/
Rossot7733/
Rouzos7723/
Russoy7721/
Rossop7711/
Rousio7711/
Ruosso779/
Rohuso776/
Rossoi775/
Russus774/
Rossoy774/
Roosso773/
Russou773/
Hrusso772/
Rousho772/
Ruesso772/
Reusso772/
Routso772/
Russso771/
Russoo771/
Russzo771/
Rossod771/
Rossoh771/
Rososz771/
Roussó771/
Russot771/
Rousseaus754/
Rousschop751/
Roussseau751/
Roso7310,786/
Ruso733,464/
Roussat71583/
Rousias71185/
Rotsios7193/
Raussou7182/
Rousiot7163/
Roussac7161/
Rousgou7146/
Routsou7139/
Roussau7129/
Rossoux7124/
Rassoos7124/
Routsas7115/
Rouchos7110/
Hrososh7110/
Roushas719/
Rossoha715/
Russott715/
Russoha715/
Roissou713/
Russoth711/
Russuss711/
Rochuss711/
Rejosso711/
Roushop711/
Roushou711/
Ruessas711/
D'rosso711/
D'Russo711/
Roussah711/
Reusass710/
Rousout710/
Rosas67430,281/
Rossa6712,274/
Rusho673,375/
Roosa672,403/
Rasso671,466/
Rauso671,104/
Rasos671,039/
Russa67921/
Rosio67898/
Rozos67733/
Ruoso67541/
Rosus67409/
Rouschop67314/
Rosho67297/
Rouzo67278/
Roussaux67131/
Rusoi67120/
Rusas67116/
Roussaud67114/
Rosoi67108/
Ruszo67108/
Rousa6775/
Ruiso6764/
Rosschou6752/
Rusgo6734/
Rutso6733/
Rossó6731/
Roiso6726/
Rosot6723/
Rosou6723/
Rooso6720/
Rusio6717/
Rotso6716/
Rusop6714/
Rosoy6713/
Rusoh6712/
Rusoň6712/
Rusus6711/
Rosjo6710/
Rothsuss679/
Rosop678/
Rosàs678/
Rosshoop678/
Rouessac677/
Rusoy675/
Rosás675/
Ruzso674/
Rousseauová674/
Rusot674/
Rutssats674/
Russó674/
Rosoz674/
Rhoso673/
Rásso673/
Ruuso672/
Rosoh672/
Rozus672/
Rosoa672/
Rosoc672/
Rueso672/
Reuso672/
Rouessat671/
Rusuo671/
Ruzos671/
Rosoo671/
Ruosa671/
Rouxo671/
Hroso671/
Rossooyi671/
Rosgo671/
Rosoň671/
Rüsso671/
Rroso671/
Rozso671/
Rouchose671/
Ruhso671/
Rusoa671/
Rusoo671/
Rusoz671/
Russò671/
Russóová671/
Rudso671/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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