Russo (surname)

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PronunciationItalian: [ˈrusso]
Sicilian: [ˈrʊssʊ]
LanguagesItalian, Neapolitan, Sicilian
LanguageLatin
Meaning"red haired" "russian"
Russo
Coat of arms of Lo Russo family
PronunciationItalian: [ˈrusso]
Sicilian: [ˈrʊssʊ]
LanguagesItalian, Neapolitan, Sicilian
Origin
LanguageLatin
Meaning"red haired" "russian"
Region of originSouthern Italy
Other names
Alternative spellingLorusso
Larussa
Variant formsRussi
De Russi
De Russo
Lo Russo
La Russa
Russolillo
Russomanno
Russumando
Related namesRossi
Rosso
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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]

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]

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