# Russo (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/russo/  
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) | 48,696 |
| US rank (2010) | 715 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,340 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (48,126 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɹusoʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Sicilian surname Russu, from russu (“redhead”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Russo 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) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Russo in the United States, Argentina, Italy and Brazil.

## People named Russo

- Rene Russo, American actress and model
- Richard Russo, American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter (born 1949)
- James Russo, American film and television actor
- Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer and manager (1956–2025)
- Gianni Russo, American actor
- Clemente Russo, boxer
- Deanna Russo, American television actress
- Aaron Russo, American film producer
- John A. Russo, American film director
- Renato Russo, Brazilian musician (1960–1996)
- Vito Russo, American writer (1946–1990)
- Patti Russo, American singer

and 11 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Russ, Rousseau, Rosso, Ruis, Reuss, Rossow, Rus, Ruse, Risso, Rush, Rusk, 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.