Russetti Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Wales

Russetti 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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Russetti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1831:334,19040,374
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Wales111:281,32115,850
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Russetti 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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Russetti Last Name Facts

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

The surname Russetti occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Russetti? popularity and diffusion

The last name Russetti is the 1,064,392nd most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. Russetti occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Russetti reside; 78 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 78 percent reside in Italic Europe.

The surname Russetti is most widely held in Italy, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 334,190. In Italy it is most common in: Apulia, where 80 percent reside, Lazio, where 8 percent reside and Calabria, where 7 percent reside. Barring Italy this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Russetti Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Russetti has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Russetti last name rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Russetti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Russetti surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Russetti earn in different countries varies marginally. In Italy they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning €30,037 per year and in United States they earn 2.26% more than the national average, earning $44,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russcetti941/
Rusetti933/
Russeti932/
Russette88293/
Ruscetti88161/
Rousseti885/
Russitti884/
Rushetti882/
Russetta881/
Ruseitti881/
Rousetti881/
Ruschetti82326/
Roussette82263/
Rossettie8298/
Roussetis8223/
Rossettii821/
Rouseti8038/
Rusitti8010/
Russeta806/
Rusheti806/
Rusette802/
Russete802/
Ruscitti753,057/
Roussety751,450/
Rossette75639/
Ruscetta75495/
Rossitti75168/
Rossetta75123/
Rousetis7575/
Rosettie7542/
Rossetty7513/
Ruscette7510/
Roseitti755/
Rujsitti754/
Rousetty754/
Rousette752/
Rossetei751/
Roseetti751/
Roosetti751/
Rossetie751/
Rushetty751/
Roussete751/
Russeter750/
Rusiti71254/
Ruschetta71141/
Roschetti7144/
Ruseta713/
Rusete713/
Rossaitti711/
Rosseette711/
Rouchetti711/
Rosette674,221/
Rushiti673,014/
Rossete67780/
Rosetta67373/
Rosetty67123/
Ruzette6769/
Rocetti6764/
Rossiti6735/
Rositti6710/
Rusciti679/
Russita676/
Rosseta674/
Rossety674/
Rusitis672/
Rousiti672/
Rucitti671/
Rosethi671/
Rosheti671/
Rosetyi671/
Rusheta671/
Rosetie671/
Rucetta670/
Rucette670/

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