Russo Surname

1,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353,346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Russo Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Russia (from Rossi, a tribe of Norsemen in the ninth century).

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Russo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy220,4721:2772
United States67,0691:5,404622
Argentina18,2151:2,347306
Brazil9,7271:22,0081,030
Australia4,5831:5,890864
France3,8501:17,2531,899
Portugal3,2361:3,219397
Angola2,9581:9,1241,120
Canada2,5941:14,2042,089
Germany2,5561:31,4974,149
Switzerland2,2511:3,649498
Venezuela1,7981:16,7991,290
Belgium1,6971:6,775878
England1,5141:36,8024,815
Dominican Republic1,3711:7,610690
Israel1,1931:7,1731,107
Russia1,1441:125,98214,930
Spain1,1131:42,0054,046
Uruguay1,0131:3,388398
Ecuador6021:26,4223,416
Colombia4681:102,0813,660
Mexico3041:408,3108,039
Thailand2951:239,45240,594
Panama2551:15,3421,150
Netherlands2171:77,82113,137
Paraguay2081:34,7921,136
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
South Africa1641:330,35230,898
Ukraine1231:370,10345,485
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
Peru1141:278,80810,879
Chile1111:158,7075,328
Swaziland1011:12,853583
Scotland991:54,0794,572
Luxembourg811:7,1671,094
Bahamas711:5,518539
Sweden681:144,80510,193
Croatia671:63,11311,594
Moldova631:56,5307,993
Austria591:144,32919,392
Greece571:194,38230,902
Ireland551:85,6174,914
Malta541:7,968513
Poland511:745,27061,215
Kazakhstan501:353,65028,520
Cuba491:235,1574,670
Belarus441:215,93326,858
Czechia361:295,37437,799
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Latvia351:58,5738,789
Malaysia331:893,76440,799
Gibraltar321:1,061232
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Wales181:171,91811,581
India171:45,121,493474,784
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
Monaco121:3,089236
China111:124,301,9616,553
Haiti111:971,26411,594
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Azerbaijan101:964,91214,691
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
Norway101:514,22941,629
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Georgia91:416,17216,412
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Albania51:582,81119,572
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Kiribati41:28,352669
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Ivory Coast31:7,690,41157,263
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
San Marino31:11,071699
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guam11:160,1214,893
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

The alternate forms: Russó (4), Rüsso (1) & Russò (1) are calculated separately.

Russo (5,234) may also be a first name.

Russo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Russia (from Rossi, a tribe of Norsemen in the ninth century).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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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This surname means 'red (color)', referring to the typical red color of the hair or to some element of this color near the home of the family. It was already present in the form of a qualifying adjective to Rome in the imperial age as Rubius and Rossius and later spread from the Middle Ages to today with a large number of variants. We find this surname in Puglia, and precisely in Monopoli, in a deed of sale of the second half of the sixteenth century.

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Russo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Russo (Hindi: रुस्सो, Russian: Руссо) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Russó, Rüsso or Russò. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Russo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,540th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 20,624 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Russo reside; 64 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent reside in Italic Europe. Russo is also the 93,500th most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 5,234 people.

The surname Russo is most frequently occurring in Italy, where it is borne by 220,472 people, or 1 in 277. In Italy it is most numerous in: Campania, where 38 percent are found, Sicily, where 19 percent are found and Apulia, where 9 percent are found. Not including Italy this last name occurs in 147 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Argentina, where 5 percent are found.

Russo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Russo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Russo surname rose 56,361 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 75,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Russo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Russo surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (25%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Russo are 2.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Russo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning €31,499 per year; in Peru they earn 89.48% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,731 per year; in South Africa they earn 91.67% more than the national average, earning R 455,472 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $21,905,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 15% more than the national average, earning $49,622 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russó934/
Rüsso931/
Russò931/
Rousso91862/
Russos91106/
Russoi9135/
Russoy9121/
Russou913/
Hrusso912/
Ruesso912/
Reusso912/
Russso911/
Russoo911/
Russzo911/
Russot911/
Ruso893,464/
Roussos837,100/
Roussou834,410/
Roussot83348/
Raussou8382/
Russott835/
Russoha835/
Russoth831/
D'Russo831/
Rosso8057,712/
Risso8021,675/
Rusho803,375/
Rauso801,104/
Russa80921/
Rusoi80120/
Rusas80116/
Ruszo80108/
Rouso80105/
Rusos8091/
Ruiso8064/
Rusgo8034/
Rutso8033/
Rusio8017/
Rusop8014/
Rusoh8012/
Rusoň8012/
Rusoy805/
Ruzso804/
Rusot804/
Ruuso802/
Rueso802/
Reuso802/
Rusuo801/
Ruhso801/
Rusoa801/
Rusoo801/
Rusou801/
Rusoz801/
Rudso801/
Roussous771/
Russóová771/
Rousos73630/
Rousou73491/
Roussa73260/
Rossou73202/
Ruzsás7396/
Rousas7371/
Russas7350/
Rusios7347/
Rrusho7340/
Hrosso7338/
Russaz7336/
Russau7331/
Rhutso7330/
Russzó7319/
Ruszas7318/
Russói7317/
Russeu7316/
Ruhsoh7314/
Ruzsas7312/
Rousio7311/
Ruissa7311/
Russat7311/
Rautso739/
Rusaas738/
Rissho737/
Russah737/
Rohuso736/
Raudso735/
Rossoi735/
Rausio735/
Rossoy734/
Rusoit734/
Roosso733/
Ruiseo733/
Ruesoh733/
Raussa732/
Russha732/
Rousho732/
Rausoh732/
Routso732/
Rushas732/
Ruisio731/
Ruutso731/
Rusoch731/
Rhussa731/
Ruscho731/
Rossoh731/
Roussó731/
Rusood731/
Rushsa731/
Rushoo731/
Rushoi731/
Russaa731/
Reusoh731/
Ruthso730/
Ruisoz730/
Rousschop711/
Roso6710,786/
Riso676,250/
Rusa671,829/
Ruzo67915/
Roussat67583/
Roussas67509/
Ruço67134/
Reutsoi67104/
Rousiot6763/
Rutscho6762/
Rusá6756/
Rusó6748/
Rousgou6746/
Routsos6745/
Rusóová6741/
Routsou6739/
Roussau6729/
Rushash6716/
Routsas6715/
Reutsoy6711/
Roushas679/
Raudsoo678/
Ruutsoo678/
Rushood677/
Rušo677/
Rushoud677/
Rossoha675/
Rusaova675/
Rutsats675/
Ruidsas673/
Ruschas673/
Rushout671/
Reusous671/
Rautsuo671/
Rausseu671/
Rhuissa671/
Roushop671/
Roushou671/
Rousios671/
D'rosso671/
Roussah671/
Reusass670/
Rousout670/

Russo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Russo in the Hindi language
रुस्सोrus'so-
Russo in the Russian language
Руссоrusso-

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