How common is the surname Rossi?

26,183 people in the United States had the surname Rossi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,792 Americans. It ranked 1,348th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Rossi?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Rossi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Rossi?

Alexander Rossi, American racing driver, followed by Theo Rossi.

Where is the surname Rossi most common?

Wikidata records people named Rossi in the United States, Argentina and Brazil and 3 other countries.

Is the surname Rossi getting more or less common?

More common. 25,512 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,183 in 2010, up 2.6%.

The surname Rossi

An Italian surname, carried by 26,183 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Rossi is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Rossi.

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 26,183 people named Rossi in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,792 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,512.

#1,348

rank among US surnames

26,183

people in 2010

8.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,263)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,339	Rosenberg	26,307	11,736
#1,340	Simms	26,287	11,745
#1,341	Woodruff	26,286	11,746
#1,342	Brandon	26,284	11,747
#1,343	Romo	26,283	11,747
#1,344	Kirkpatrick	26,251	11,761
#1,346	Corbett	26,246	11,764

Who is named Rossi

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

91% of people named Rossi identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Rossis

22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexander Rossi
American racing driver, born 1991
Theo Rossi
American actor, born 1975
Daniel Rossi
Brazilian association football player, born 1981
Julio Hernán Rossi
Argentine association football player, born 1977
Agustín Rossi
Argentine footballer, born 1995
Néstor Rossi
Argentine footballer (1925–2007)
Ángel Sixto Rossi
Argentinian cardinal and archbishop, born 1958
Leo Rossi
American actor, born 1946
Oscar Rossi
Argentine footballer (1930-2012)
Brett Rossi
American pornographic film actress (born 1988/1989)
Lucas Rossi
Argentine field hockey player, born 1985
Sophia Rossi
American former pornographic actress, born 1977

Notable Rossis come mostly from the United States (8), Argentina (7) and Brazil (3).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rossi

Rossi 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 Rossi come from?: Borrowed from Italian Rossi.
How common is the surname Rossi?: 26,183 people in the United States had the surname Rossi in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,792 Americans. It ranked 1,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rossi?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Rossi identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Rossi?: Alexander Rossi, American racing driver, followed by Theo Rossi.
Where is the surname Rossi most common?: Wikidata records people named Rossi in the United States, Argentina and Brazil and 3 other countries.
Is the surname Rossi getting more or less common?: More common. 25,512 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,183 in 2010, up 2.6%.