Roussos Surname
Approximately 7,100 people bear this surname
Roussos Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 5,256 | 1:2,108 | 138 |
| United States | 750 | 1:483,279 | 40,870 |
| Cyprus | 383 | 1:2,310 | 278 |
| Australia | 215 | 1:125,561 | 13,746 |
| Canada | 120 | 1:307,047 | 28,331 |
| South Africa | 99 | 1:547,250 | 43,124 |
| England | 67 | 1:831,613 | 44,286 |
| France | 43 | 1:1,544,714 | 145,815 |
| Brazil | 31 | 1:6,905,624 | 162,221 |
| Luxembourg | 30 | 1:19,351 | 4,315 |
| Sweden | 18 | 1:547,042 | 39,827 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
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.
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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Average Male Roussos Height
176.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Roussos Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Roussos Come From? nationality or country of origin
Roussos is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Roussos click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Roussos? popularity and diffusion
Roussos is the 69,710th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,026,415 people. The surname Roussos 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 widespread first name in the world, held by 289 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 5,256 people, or 1 in 2,108. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 52 percent reside, South Aegean, where 22 percent reside and Central Greece, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Greece it occurs in 37 countries. It is also common 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 US average, with 50.98% 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.
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Roussos Reference & Research
Russo FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Russo FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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