Rosso (surname)

Rosso is a surname of Italian origin, which means "red (haired)".

Geographical distribution[]

As of 2014, 45.5% of all known bearers of the surname Rosso were residents of Italy (frequency 1:2,279), 13.4% of Argentina (1:5,407), 9.7% of Brazil (1:35,898), 6.8% of the United States (1:89,908), 6.0% of France (1:18,766), 4.9% of the Dominican Republic (1:3,613), 2.9% of Colombia (1:27,711), 1.7% of Bolivia (1:10,735), 1.4% of Uruguay (1:4,175) and 1.1% of Spain (1:73,139).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,279) in the following regions:

• 1. Piedmont (1:253)
• 2. Liguria (1:881)
• 3. Friuli-Venezia Giulia (1:884)
• 4. Veneto (1:2,032)

In Uruguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,175) in the following departments:

• 1. Soriano (1:654)
• 2. Florida (1:1,228)
• 3. Canelones (1:2,608)
• 4. Río Negro (1:2,716)

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,407) in the following provinces:^[1]

• 1. Córdoba Province (1:1,667)
• 2. Santa Fe Province (1:1,733)
• 3. San Luis Province (1:2,332)
• 4. La Pampa Province (1:2,962)
• 5. Formosa Province (1:3,927)

People[]

• Antonio De Rosso (born 1941), head of the Orthodox Church in Italy and the Metropolitan of Ravenna and Italy
• Camilla and Rebecca Rosso (born 1994), British former actresses and singers
• Franco Rosso (1941–2016), Italian-born film producer and director
• Frank Rosso (1921–1980), American baseball player
• George Rosso (1930–1994), American professional football player
• Giovanni Rosso (born 1972), Croatian professional football player
• Julee Rosso (contemporary), American cook and food writer
• Medardo Rosso (1858–1928), Italian sculptor
• Nini Rosso (1926–1994), Italian jazz trumpeter and composer
• Patrick Rosso (born 1969), French judoka
• Ramón Rosso (born 1996), Dominican Republic professional baseball player
• Renzo Rosso (born 1955), Italian clothing designer; co-founder of the Diesel clothing company
• Rebecca Rosso (born 1994), British actress, twin sister of Camilla Rosso, and younger sister of Georgina Rosso
• Stefano Rosso (1948–2008), Italian songwriter and guitarist

See also[]

• Rossi (surname)
• Russo
• Merrick and Rosso, an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross

References[]

Surname list

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