The Brusco surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 521 people carried this name — #41,728 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 3% from 504 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Brusco surname
A surname transferred from the nickname.
Originally a nickname for a rude or coarse person, from brusco (“abrupt, brusque”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brusco» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 973 people named Brusco live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 57 people named Brusco.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Yvelines.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 33 people named Brusco live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
26 people named Brusco live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Brusco in American newspapers,
1860–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,166 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brusco,
with a public archive behind them.
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Paolo Gerolamo Brusco 1742–1820 · painter -
Paolo Gerolamo Brusco 1742–1820 · painter
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Paolo Gerolamo Brusco 1742–1820 · painter
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Francesco Brusco 1550–1625 · Catholic priest
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Giacomo Agostino Brusco 1736–1817 · engineer
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Giacomo Agostino Brusco 1739–1817 · engineer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brusco.
- Brunswick 1,454 · U.S. census
- Bruntz 436 · U.S. census
- Bruny 205 · U.S. census
- Brus 623 · U.S. census
- Brusa 228 · U.S. census
- Bruschi 504 · U.S. census
- Brusseau 756 · U.S. census
- Brust 2,976 · U.S. census
- Brutus 1,797 · U.S. census
- Bruyere 513 · U.S. census
- Bruyneel 110 · U.S. census
- Bruzzese 679 · U.S. census
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