Rosso (surname)

Rosso is a surname of Italian origin, which means "red (haired)".

Not to be confused with Rossi (surname).

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 45.5% of all known bearers of the surname Rosso were residents of Italy (frequency 1:2,279), 13.4% of Argentina (1:5,407), 9.7% of Brazil (1:35,898), 6.8% of the United States (1:89,908), 6.0% of France (1:18,766), 4.9% of the Dominican Republic (1:3,613), 2.9% of Colombia (1:27,711), 1.7% of Bolivia (1:10,735), 1.4% of Uruguay (1:4,175) and 1.1% of Spain (1:73,139).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,279) in the following regions:

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,407) in the following provinces:[1]

In Uruguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,175) in the following departments:

People
  • Antonio De Rosso (1941–2009), head of the Orthodox Church in Italy and the Metropolitan of Ravenna and Italy
  • Camilla and Rebecca Rosso (born 1994), British former actresses and singers
  • Franco Rosso (1941–2016), Italian-born film producer and director
  • Frank Rosso (1921–1980), American baseball player
  • George Rosso (1930–1994), American professional football player
  • Giovanni Rosso (born 1972), Croatian professional football player
  • Julee Rosso (contemporary), American cook and food writer
  • Medardo Rosso (1858–1928), Italian sculptor
  • Nini Rosso (1926–1994), Italian jazz trumpeter and composer
  • Patrick Rosso (born 1969), French judoka
  • Ramón Rosso (born 1996), Dominican Republic professional baseball player
  • Renzo Rosso (born 1955), Italian clothing designer; co-founder of the Diesel clothing company
  • Rebecca Rosso (born 1994), British actress, twin sister of Camilla Rosso, and younger sister of Georgina Rosso
  • Stefano Rosso (1948–2008), Italian songwriter and guitarist

See also

References
  1. Rosso surname distribution
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