How common is the surname Rizzuto?

2,316 people in the United States had the surname Rizzuto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,310 Americans. It ranked 13,195th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rizzuto?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rizzuto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rizzuto?

Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player (1917-2007).

Where is the surname Rizzuto most common?

Wikidata records people named Rizzuto in the United States.

How do you pronounce Rizzuto?

Rizzuto is /ɹɪtˈsuːtəʊ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Rizzuto getting more or less common?

More common. 2,297 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,316 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Rizzuto

An Italian surname, carried by 2,316 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹɪtˈsuːtəʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex R230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rizzuto is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Italian Rizzuto, from Sicilian rizzutu (“curly-haired”).

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 2,316 people named Rizzuto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,310 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,297.

#13,195

rank among US surnames

2,316

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,399)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,186	Moraga	2,318	133,195
#13,190	Pimental	2,317	133,252
#13,195	Rizzuto	2,316	133,310
#13,203	Lamphere	2,315	133,367

Who is named Rizzuto

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

94% of people named Rizzuto identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rizzutos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Rizzuto
American baseball player (1917-2007)

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Rizzuto come from?: Italian Rizzuto, from Sicilian rizzutu (“curly-haired”).
How common is the surname Rizzuto?: 2,316 people in the United States had the surname Rizzuto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,310 Americans. It ranked 13,195th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rizzuto?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Rizzuto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rizzuto?: Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player (1917-2007).
Where is the surname Rizzuto most common?: Wikidata records people named Rizzuto in the United States.
How do you pronounce Rizzuto?: Rizzuto is /ɹɪtˈsuːtəʊ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Rizzuto getting more or less common?: More common. 2,297 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,316 in 2010, up 0.8%.