Russo (surname)

Russo
Coat of arms of Lo Russo family
PronunciationItalian: [ˈrusso]
Sicilian: [ˈrʊssʊ]
Language(s)Italian, Neapolitan, Sicilian
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Meaning"red haired" "russian"
Region of originSouthern Italy
Other names
Alternative spellingLorusso
Larussa
Variant form(s)Russi
De Russi
De Russo
Lo Russo
La Russa
Russolillo
Russomanno
Russumando
Related namesRossi
Rosso
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Russo is a common Southern Italian and Sicilian surname. It is the Southern counterpart of Rossi and comes from a nickname indicating red hair or beard, from russo, russë and russu, from Late Latin russus or rubius, Classical Latin rubeus, "red".[1][2]

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 61.5% of all known bearers of the surname Russo were residents of Italy (frequency 1:277), 18.6% of the United States (1:5,429), 5.1% of Argentina (1:2,347), 4.6% of Brazil (1:12,345), 1.1% of France (1:17,406) and 1.0% of Australia (1:6,667).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:277) in the following regions:

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,347) in the following provinces:

In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,429) in the following states:

In Brazil, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:12,345) only in one state:[3]

Notable people named Russo

Fictional characters

See also

References

  1. ^ a b De Felice, Emidio (1988). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani [Dictionary of Italian Surnames] (in Italian). Milan: Mondadori. pp. 216–217. ISBN 88-04-35449-6.
  2. ^ Alinei, Mario; Benozzo, Francesco (2017). Dizionario etimologico-semantico dei cognomi italiani [Etymological-Semantic Dictionary of Italian Surnames]. Savona: PM edizioni. pp. 116–117. ISBN 978-88-99565-44-2.
  3. ^ Russo surname distribution