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    The surname Russo

    A surname, carried by 48,696 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɹusoʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex R200

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Russo is more common than 99.6% of them.

    Origin

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 48,696 people named Russo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 6,340 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 48,126.

    #715
    rank among US surnames
    48,696
    people in 2010
    17
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #645)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #706Baxter49,0336,297
    #707Sawyer49,0286,297
    #708Clay48,8446,321
    #709Tanner48,8136,325
    #710Hutchinson48,7816,329
    #711Kaur48,7536,333
    #712Berg48,7466,334

    Who is named Russo

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

    94% of people named Russo identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Russos

    23 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rene Russo
      American actress and model, born 1954
    • Richard Russo
      American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter (born 1949)
    • James Russo
      American film and television actor, born 1953
    • Miguel Ángel Russo
      Argentine footballer and manager (1956–2025)
    • Gianni Russo
      American actor, born 1943
    • Clemente Russo
      Boxer, born 1982
    • Deanna Russo
      American television actress, born 1979
    • Aaron Russo
      American film producer, 1943–2007
    • John A. Russo
      American film director, born 1939
    • Renato Russo
      Brazilian musician (1960–1996)
    • Vito Russo
      American writer (1946–1990)
    • Patti Russo
      American singer, born 1964

    Notable Russos come mostly from the United States (17), Argentina (3) and Italy (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Russo

    Russo has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Russo come from?
    From the Sicilian surname Russu, from russu (“redhead”).
    How common is the surname Russo?
    48,696 people in the United States had the surname Russo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 6,340 Americans. It ranked 715th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Russo?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Russo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Russo?
    Rene Russo, American actress and model, followed by Richard Russo.
    Where is the surname Russo most common?
    Wikidata records people named Russo in the United States, Argentina and Italy and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Russo?
    Russo is /ˈɹusoʊ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Russo getting more or less common?
    More common. 48,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 48,696 in 2010, up 1.2%.