Russo (surname)

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Russo
Barone LoRusso di Mistri.jpg
Coat of arms of Lo Russo family
PronunciationItalian: [ˈrusso]
Sicilian: [ˈrʊssʊ]
Language(s)Italian, Neapolitan, Sicilian
Origin
Language(s)Latin
Meaning"red haired"
Region of originSouthern Italy
Other names
Alternative spellingLorusso
Larussa
Variant form(s)Russi
De Russi
Lo Russo
La Russa
Russolillo
Russomanno
Russumando
Related namesRossi
Rosso
[1]

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[]

  • Blossom Russo, main character on the TV series Blossom
  • Alex Russo, main character in Wizards of Waverly Place, and other family members:
    • Jerry Russo, her father
    • Theresa Russo, her mother
    • Justin Russo, her older brother
    • Max Russo, her younger brother
  • Dominic Russo, main character on the TV series Chasing Life
  • Billy Russo, Marvel comic villain
  • Ladd Russo, one of the main characters in the anime series Baccano!
  • Peter Russo, a character on the TV series House of Cards

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
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