Russo (surname)


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".

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 61.5% of all known bearers of the surname Russo were residents of Italy, 18.6% of the United States, 5.1% of Argentina, 4.6% of Brazil, 1.1% of France and 1.0% of Australia.
In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following regions:
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following provinces:
In the United States, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states:
In Brazil, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average only in one state:

Notable people named Russo

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