# Russ (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 16,300 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,237 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 18,941 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.9% (17,136 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Diminutive of Russell.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Russ 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) | 72% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Russ in the United States and Austria.

## People named Russ

- Joanna Russ, American author (1937-2011)
- Tim Russ, American actor
- Kurt Russ, Austrian association football player
- William Russ, actor, television director

## Similar surnames

Ross, Russo, Rousseau, Ruis, Reuss, Rus, Ruse, Rush, Rusk, Rusch, Rucks, Reyes.

## 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.