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    The surname Larussa

    A surname, carried by 974 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L620

    Larussa: #25,403 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Larussa #25,403, 974 people Larussa: #25,403 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Larussa #25,403, 974 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Larussa is more common than 84.3% of them.

    Origin

    From the univerbation of the Sicilian surname La Russa (“The She-redhead”), from russu (“red”). Compare Russo and Rossi.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 974 people named Larussa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 316,987 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 951.

    #25,403
    rank among US surnames
    974
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.4%
    change since 2000 (was #24,615)

    Who is named Larussa

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Larussa identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Larussas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adrienne La Russa
      American actress, born 1948

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Larussa

    Larussa has the Soundex code L620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L620.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Larussa come from?
    From the univerbation of the Sicilian surname La Russa (“The She-redhead”), from russu (“red”). Compare Russo and Rossi.
    How common is the surname Larussa?
    974 people in the United States had the surname Larussa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 316,987 Americans. It ranked 25,403rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Larussa?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Larussa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Larussa?
    Adrienne La Russa, American actress.
    Where is the surname Larussa most common?
    Wikidata records people named Larussa in the United States.
    Is the surname Larussa getting more or less common?
    More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 974 in 2010, up 2.4%.