# Rossi (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/rossi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Italian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Italian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,183 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,348 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,792 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (25,512 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Rossi.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Rossi in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Rossi in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Austria and South Korea.

## People named Rossi

- Alexander Rossi, American racing driver
- Theo Rossi, American actor
- Daniel Rossi, Brazilian association football player
- Julio Hernán Rossi, Argentine association football player
- Agustín Rossi, Argentine footballer
- Néstor Rossi, Argentine footballer (1925–2007)
- Ángel Sixto Rossi, Argentinian cardinal and archbishop
- Leo Rossi, American actor
- Oscar Rossi, Argentine footballer (1930-2012)
- Brett Rossi, American pornographic film actress (born 1988/1989)
- Lucas Rossi, Argentine field hockey player
- Sophia Rossi, American former pornographic actress

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Ross, Rose, Rosa, Roos, Rosso, Ros, Rossow, Rassi, Reyes, Ruiz, Rice, Rios.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.