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    The surname Risso

    An Italian surname, carried by 546 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex R200

    Risso: #40,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Risso #40,144, 546 people Risso: #40,144 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Risso #40,144, 546 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Risso is more common than 75.3% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Risso; this surname is also well-attested in South America.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 546 people named Risso in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 565,468 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 557.

    #40,144
    rank among US surnames
    546
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2%
    change since 2000 (was #37,591)

    Who is named Risso

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

    77% of people named Risso identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 77%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
    • Two or more races 4.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Rissos

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Eduardo Risso
      Argentine artist, born 1959
    • Roberto Risso
      Actor (1925-2010)

    Notable Rissos come mostly from Argentina (1) and Italy (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Risso

    Risso has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Risso come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Risso; this surname is also well-attested in South America.
    How common is the surname Risso?
    546 people in the United States had the surname Risso in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 565,468 Americans. It ranked 40,144th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Risso?
    In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Risso identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Risso?
    Eduardo Risso, Argentine artist, followed by Roberto Risso.
    Where is the surname Risso most common?
    Wikidata records people named Risso in Argentina and Italy.
    Is the surname Risso getting more or less common?
    Less common. 557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 546 in 2010, down 2.0%.