Russell (surname)

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Russell
Language(s)Anglo-Norman
Origin
Meaningred, or a toponymic
Region of originEngland, Scotland, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)Russel; Rossell
Frequency comparisons:[1]

Russell, also Russel or Rossell, is a British surname. The origin of the name has historically been subject to disagreement, with two distinct origins proposed. Early genealogists traced the Russel/Russell family of Kingston Russel from Anglo-Norman landholders bearing the toponymic surname 'de Rosel' or 'du Rozel', deriving from Rosel, Calvados, Normandy (not, as has also been claimed, Le Rozel, Manche).[2] However, J. Horace Round observed that these flawed pedigrees erroneously linked toponymic-bearing men with unrelated men who instead bore the Anglo-Norman nickname rus[s]el (represented in contemporary Latin documents as Rosellus), given men with red hair.[2] This nickname was a diminutive of the Norman-French rus (Old French ros, Modern French roux[3]), meaning 'red', and was also an archaic name for the red fox.[4] Round concluded "there is no reason to suppose that the surname Russell was territorial at all,"[2] and surname dictionaries have preferred to derive the surname from the nickname. Dictionaries also state that the English name Rufus originally meant "red haired".[4][5]

People with surname Russell include:

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  • Barry Russell, Australian rugby league footballer active in the 1950s
  • Barry Russell (Cronulla), Australian rugby league footballer active 1985–1991
  • Belinda Russell (born c.1978), Australian newsreader
  • Benjamin Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Bertrand Russell (1872–1970), British polymath
  • Betsy Russell (born 1963), American actress
  • Bibi Russell (born 1950), Bangladeshi model and fashion designer
  • Bill Russell (disambiguation), also Billy Russell, several people
  • Bing Russell (1926–2003), American actor
  • Bob Russell (disambiguation), also Bobby Russell, several people
  • Bourn Russell (1794-1880), British/Australian mariner, pastoralist, businessman and politician
  • Brenda Russell (born 1949), American musician
  • Brian Russell (born 1978), American football player
  • Brian Russell (priest) (born 1950), British Anglican priest
  • Bruce Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Bryan Russell (born 1981), American record producer
  • Bryon Russell (born 1970), American basketball player
  • Byron Russell (1884–1963), Irish actor

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  • D'Angelo Russell (born 1996), American basketball player
  • Dale Russell (1937–2019), American-Canadian geologist and palaeontologist
  • Damien Russell (born 1970), American football player
  • Daniel Russell (disambiguation), also Dan or Danny Russell, several people
  • Danielle Rose Russell (born 1999), American actress
  • Darrell Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • David Russell (disambiguation), also Dave Russell, several people
  • Davy Russell (born 1979), Irish jockey
  • Dean Russell (born 1976), American politician
  • Diana Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Donald Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Dontavius Russell (born 1995), American football player
  • Dora Russell (1894–1986), British author, a feminist and socialist campaigner
  • Doug Russell (American football) (1911-1995), American football player
  • Doug Russell (swimmer) (born 1946), American swimmer
  • Dudley Russell (1896–1978), British Indian Army general in World War II
  • Dwayne Russell (born 1965), Australian rules footballer and commentator

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  • Ebenezer Russell (1747–1836), New York politician
  • Edith Finch Russell (1900–1978), American writer and biographer
  • Edward Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Elam W. Russell Sr. (1828–1897), American politician and Missouri state representative
  • Elizabeth Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Eric Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Erica Russell (born 1951), New Zealand-born film animator
  • Erk Russell (1926–2006), American athlete and coach
  • Ethan Russell (born 1945), American photographer and author
  • Evangeline Russell (1902-1966), American actress

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  • Fatts Russell (born 1988), American basketball player
  • Findlay E. Russell (1919–2011), American physician and toxicologist
  • Finn Russell (born 1992), Scottish rugby union player
  • Francis Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Frank Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Frederick Russell (disambiguation), several people

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H[]

I[]

  • Ian Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Ivan Russell (born 1952), Australian rules footballer

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L[]

M[]

  • Malinda Russell (born c. 1812), African-American cookbook writer
  • Mariya Russell, American chef and Michelin star restaurateur
  • Mark Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Martha M. Russell (1867-1961), American nurse in World War I
  • Mary Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Marzuk Russell (born 1973), Bangladeshi lyricist, poet, model, and actor
  • Matthew Russell (disambiguation), also Matt Russell, several people
  • Mercedes Russell (born 1995), American basketball player
  • Michael Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Micho Russell (1915–1994), Irish musician and author
  • Mickey Russell, American football player
  • Mike Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Moses Russell (1888–1946), Welsh international footballer

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P[]

  • P. Craig Russell (born 1951), American comic writer, artist, and illustrator
  • Patricia Russell, Countess Russell (1910–2004), British philosopher
  • Patrick Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Pat Russell (1923-2021), American community activist and politician
  • Paul Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969), American jazz musician
  • Peter Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Philip Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Polly Russell, British historian

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S[]

  • Sam Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Samuel Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Sara Russell (born 1966), British planetary scientist
  • Sarah Rachel Russell (c. 1814–1880), British criminal
  • Scott Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Seán Russell (1893–1940), Irish republican
  • Sean Russell (author) (born 1952), Canadian fantasy author
  • Seth Russell (born 1994), American football player
  • Shirley Russell (artist) (1886–1985), American artist
  • Shirley Ann Russell (1935–2002), British costume designer
  • Simon Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Sol Smith Russell (1848–1902), American actor
  • Stephen Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Steve Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Stuart Russell (disambiguation), several people

T[]

  • Taylor Russell (born 1994), Canadian actress
  • Ted Russell (disambiguation), several people
  • Theresa Russell (born 1957), American actress
  • Theodore E. Russell (born 1936), American diplomat
  • Thomas Russell (disambiguation), also Tom Russell, several people
  • Tim Russell (born 1947), American radio personality and voice actor
  • Twan Russell (born 1974), American football player

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Russell Surname Meaning and Geographic Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2014
  2. ^ a b c J. Horace Round, "The Origin of the Russells", in Studies in Peerage and Family History, Westminster: Archibald Constable and Company, Ltd., 1901, pp. 250-278
  3. ^ CNTRL Site : etymology of "roux" (French)
  4. ^ a b Henry Harrison, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary, London: The Moreland Press, 1918, vol. 2, p. 130
  5. ^ Patrick Hanks, ed, Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2003, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, vol. 3, p. 240.
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