Russotti Surname

513,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 636 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Russotti 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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Russotti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy2921:209,44129,795
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Belgium241:479,02747,365
France181:3,690,151224,666
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Russotti 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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Russotti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Russotti (Russian: Руссотти) is borne by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Russotti? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 513,430th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 11,458,406 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Russotti live; 47 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 46 percent live in Italic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Italy, where it is borne by 292 people, or 1 in 209,441. In Italy it is most frequent in: Sicily, where 80 percent reside, Lombardy, where 9 percent reside and Lazio, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Italy this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Russotti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Russotti last name are 16.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.39% registered to vote for the party.

Russotti earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.31% more than the national average, earning $49,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russoti932/
Rusotti931/
Rossotti881,336/
Rissotti88199/
Roussotte8252/
Rossootti821/
Russcetti821/
Rosotti80135/
Risotti80110/
Rossoti8039/
Rusatti8013/
Rissoti807/
Russota804/
Rusetti803/
Rusasti801/
Rossatti75937/
Russette75293/
Rissatti75280/
Rissetti75272/
Ruscetti75161/
Rousioti7544/
Rissotte758/
Rousseti755/
Rossotte752/
Rosottie752/
Rushetti752/
Roussote751/
Rousetti751/
Ruschetti71326/
Rousiotis7148/
Risoti717/
Rusuti715/
Rosoti715/
Rusota712/
Rissattii711/
Rosatti671,616/
Risatti67633/
Rissati67277/
Rutsati6787/
Rosotta6746/
Risseti6741/
Rouseti6738/
Rushati678/
Rusjati673/
Russete672/
Rusette672/
Rosátti671/
Rosotie671/
Rissote671/
Rossote671/
Risioti671/
Rosotte671/
Rushota671/
Ruzutti671/

Russotti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Russotti in the Russian language
Руссоттиrussotti-

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