Russow Surname

350,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Russow Surname Definition:

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

Russow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5761:629,26950,762
Germany3901:206,42423,524
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Austria171:500,90847,931
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Russow 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

Russow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Russow is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Russow.

How Common Is The Last Name Russow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 350,743rd most commonly occurring surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,007,256 people. The last name Russow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Russow live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 576 people, or 1 in 629,269. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 27 percent reside, Missouri, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Russow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Russow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Russow last name grew 1,340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Russow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Russow are 21.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.92% being registered with the political party.

Russow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,147 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Russouw92662/
Reussow9223/
Roussow929/
Rusow9159/
Roussouw86156/
Rossow835,212/
Russaw83634/
Russov83351/
Rushow8325/
Rissow831/
Russof831/
Reusow830/
Rousow830/
Rossouw7730,511/
Russova77301/
Roussaw7754/
Russoff7715/
Roussov7713/
Rousouw777/
Hrushow773/
Roussof772/
Russoev772/
Rushgow771/
Rushoow771/
Rushowe771/
Roussuw771/
Rossoyw771/
Rusov732,748/
Rusaw73416/
Rosow73232/
Rußow7355/
Rusof7350/
Rusów738/
Risow736/
Rutschow7198/
Rushshaw7132/
Roussova715/
Rousseuw713/
Roussauw711/
Russhova711/
Russchaw711/
Ruiszhow711/
Roossouw711/
Rusova672,817/
Rusoff67172/
Reusov6778/
Rausaw6750/
Rossof6723/
Hrusov6717/
Rausov6717/
Rutsov6714/
Rusovs6714/
Rushov6712/
Reußow6710/
Ruttschow679/
Rusoev676/
Rousaw676/
Rossów675/
Rousseauw675/
Rousov673/
Rosouw673/
Ruchow673/
Rossaw672/
Rusiov672/
Rusawe672/
Rossuw671/
Rishow671/
Riszow671/
Rushaw670/
Riesow670/
Roshow670/
Hrusaw670/
Roosow670/
Reusaw670/

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