# Russian (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/russian/  
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) | 604 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,970 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 511,168 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (577 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹʌʃ(ə)n/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Medieval Latin (11th century) Russiānus, from Russia, a Latinization of the Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ)) + -ānus (“of or pertaining to”). Attested in English (both as a noun and as an adjective) from the 16th century. By surface analysis, Russia + -an. Piecewise doublet of Rossiyan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Russian 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) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 9.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |

## Similar surnames

Rushin, Rusin, Russom, Rossini, Rosen, Regan, Reagan, Ragan, Rawson, Rascon, Racine, Rigney.

## 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.