Russell (surname)
Russell is a surname, also with spellings Rosel, Rousel, Roussel, Russel or Rossell. 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. However, J. Horace Round observed that these flawed pedigrees erroneously linked toponymic-bearing men with unrelated men who instead bore the Anglo-Norman nickname rusel, given to men with red hair. This nickname was a diminutive of the Norman-French rus, meaning 'red', and was also an archaic name for the red fox, which in turn borrowed from Old Norse rossel, "red-haired", from Old Norse ros "red hair color" and the suffix -el. Round concluded "there is no reason to suppose that the surname Russell was territorial at all," and surname dictionaries have preferred to derive the surname from the nickname. Dictionaries also state that the English name Rufus originally meant "red haired".
People with surname Russell include:
A
- Aaron Russell, American volleyball player
- Adam Russell, several people
- Addie Jenne Russell, American politician
- Addison Russell, American baseball player
- Addison Peale Russell, American author
- Ajani Russell, American skateboarder and actress
- Albert Russell , American filmmaker
- Albert Russell, Lord Russell, Scottish politician
- Alec Russell, English journalist
- Alex Russell, several people
- Alexander Russell, several people
- Alexei Maxim Russell, Canadian writer
- Alfred Russell, several people
- Alice Russell , English singer
- Alice B. Russell, American actress
- Allan Russell, Scottish footballer
- Allen Russell, American baseball player
- Alys Russell, American-born English Quaker relief organiser; first wife of Bertrand Russell
- Andre Russell, Jamaican cricketer
- Andrea Russell, American chemist and professor
- Andrew Russell, several people
- Andy Russell, several people
- Angela Russell, several people
- Anna Russell, English–Canadian singer and comedian
- Anna Russell , British botanist
- Anna Russell, Duchess of Bedford, Lady of the Bedchamber to Queen Victoria
- Anne Russell , Canadian judge
- Anne Russell,, English pastellist
- Anne Russell, Countess of Warwick, Lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I
- Anthony Russell, several people
- Archibald Russell, several people
- Arthur Russell, several people
- Austin Lee Russell, American television personality and businessman known as Chumlee
B
- Barry Russell, Australian rugby league footballer
- Barry Russell, Australian rugby league footballer active 1985–1991
- Belinda Russell, Australian newsreader
- Benjamin Russell, several people
- Bertrand Russell, British polymath
- Betsy Russell, American actress
- Bibi Russell, Bangladeshi model and fashion designer
- Bill Russell, also Billy Russell, several people
- Bing Russell, American actor
- Bob Russell, also Bobby Russell, several people
- Bourn Russell, British/Australian mariner, pastoralist, businessman and politician
- Brady Russell, American football player
- Brenda Russell, American musician
- Brian Russell, American football player
- Brian Russell , British Anglican priest
- Bruce Russell, several people
- Bryan Russell, American record producer
- Bryon Russell, American basketball player
- Byron Russell, Irish actor
C
- Callum Russell, British Para-cyclist
- Calvin Russell , American football player
- Calvin Russell , American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Cam Russell, Canadian hockey player
- Cameron Russell, American fashion model
- Campy Russell, American basketball player
- Carissa Marie Russell, American nurse, politician, humanitarian.
- Carl Parcher Russell, American historian and ecologist
- Carl Ray Russell, American politician
- Caroline Russell, British politician
- Carolyn Russell, Canadian squash player
- Catherine Russell, several people
- Cazzie Russell, American basketball player
- Chapelle Russell, American football player
- Charles Russell, several people
- Charlie Russell, several people
- Chris Russell, English cricketer
- Chris J. Russell, American jockey
- Christine Russell, British politician
- Christopher T. Russell, American physicist
- Chuck Russell, American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor
- Clarence D. Russell, American cartoonist
- Clarence W. Russell, American college sports coach
- Clay Milner Russell, English actor
- Clive Russell, Scottish actor
- Colin Russell, several people
- Connie Russell, American singer and actress
- Conrad Russell , English letter writer
- Conrad Russell, 5th Earl Russell, British historian and politician
- Corinne Russell, English model
- Craig Russell, several people
D
- D'Angelo Russell, American basketball player
- Dale Russell, American-Canadian geologist and palaeontologist
- Damien Russell, American football player
- Daniel Russell, also Dan or Danny Russell, several people
- Danielle Rose Russell, American actress
- Darrell Russell, several people
- David Russell, also Dave Russell, several people
- Davy Russell, Irish jockey
- Davy Russell, Scottish politician
- Dean Russell, American politician
- Diana Russell, several people
- Dick Russell, American writer
- Donald Russell, several people
- Dontavius Russell, American football player
- Dora Russell, British author, feminist and socialist campaigner, second wife of Bertrand Russell
- Doug Russell , American football player
- Doug Russell , American swimmer
- Dudley Russell, British Indian Army general in World War II
- Dwayne Russell, Australian rules footballer and commentator
E
- Ebenezer Russell, New York politician
- Edith Finch Russell, American writer and biographer, fourth wife of Bertrand Russell
- Edward Russell, several people
- Elam W. Russell Sr., American politician and Missouri state representative
- Elizabeth Russell, several people
- Eric Russell, several people
- Erica Russell, New Zealand-born film animator
- Erk Russell, American athlete and coach
- Ernestine Russell, Canadian gymnast and American college gymnastics coach
- Ethan Russell, American photographer and author
- Evangeline Russell, American actress
F
- Fatts Russell, American basketball player
- Findlay E. Russell, American physician and toxicologist
- Finn Russell, Scottish rugby union player
- Francis Russell, several people
- Frank Russell, several people
- Frederick Russell, several people
G
- Gail Russell, American actress
- Gareth Russell, British historian and author
- Gareth Russell, Scottish musician
- Gary Russell, several people
- Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, British peer
- George Russell British Formula One driver
- Gerald Russell, British psychiatrist
- Gerald F. Russell, United States Marine Corps officer
- Gerard Russell, British diplomat and writer
- Gerard Russell , English politician
- Gilbert Russell, several people
- Gordon Russell, several people
- Graham Russell, English musician
- Grayson Russell, American actor
- Green Pinckney Russell, American school administrator and teacher
- Guy Russell, Royal Navy admiral
- Guy Russell , English football player and manager
H
- Harold Russell, American World War II veteran, amputee, and actor
- Harold Russell , New Zealand farmer, sportsman, and politician
- Harry Russell, several people
- Hastings Russell, 12th Duke of Bedford, British peer
- Helen Cary Russell, American clubwoman, social leader, and magazine editor
- Henry Russell, several people
- Herbrand Russell, 11th Duke of Bedford, British politician and peer
- Honey Russell, American basketball player and coach
I
- Ian Russell, several people
- Ivan Russell, Australian rules footballer
J
- Jack Russell, several people
- JaMarcus Russell, American football player
- James Russell
- Jane Russell, American actress
- Jason Russell, American director and human rights activist
- Jay Russell, American filmmaker
- Jay Russell , American author
- Jeannie Russell, American actress
- Jeff Russell, American baseball player and manager
- Jeffrey Burton Russell, American historian and religious scholar
- Jenna Russell, English actress and singer
- Jennifer Russell , American tennis player
- Jennifer Russell, Canadian physician and health official
- Jennifer Russell, American lacrosse player
- Jeremiah Russell, American politician from New York
- Jeremiah Russell , American territorial legislator
- Jesse Russell, American inventor
- Jimmy Russell, Australian rules footballer
- Jimmy Russell, British rugby league footballer
- J. J. Russell, American football player
- Jo Russell, British radio presenter
- Joan Russell, English artist
- Joe Russell, several people
- Joellen Louise Russell, oceanographer and climate scientist
- John Russell, several people
- Johnny Russell, several people
- Jon Russell, several people
- Jonathan Russell, several people
- Jordan Russell, Australian rules footballer
- Joseph Russell, several people
- Jotham Russell, Australian American football player
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- Kane Russell, New Zealand field hockey player
- Karen Russell, American author
- Kate Russell, several people
- Katherine Russell, several people
- Kathleen Russell , Jamaican sprinter
- Kathleen Russell , South African swimmer
- Keelon Russell, American football player
- Keith Russell, several people
- KeiVarae Russell, American football player
- Ken Russell, British film director
- Kenneth Russell, several people
- Kent Russell, American author
- Keri Russell, American actress
- Kevin Russell , English footballer
- Kevin Russell , German singer
- Kimberly Russell, American actress
- Kris Russell, Canadian ice hockey player
- Kurt Russell, American actor