The Rizzuto surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,316 people carried this name — #13,195 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 126,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,297 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Rizzuto surname
Italian Rizzuto, from Sicilian rizzutu (“curly-haired”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rizzuto» (English), 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 367 people named Rizzuto 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 87 people named Rizzuto.
Most of them — 73 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
66 people named Rizzuto 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 65 people named Rizzuto 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 Limburg.
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 print
Rizzuto in American newspapers,
1907–1924.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 163 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Rizzuto,
with a public archive behind them.
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Angelo Antonio Rizzuto 1906–1967 · photographer -
Phil Rizzuto 1917–2007 · sailor -
Leandro Rizzuto Jr. 1962– · businessperson -
Calogero Rizzuto 1992– · association football player -
F. Antonio Rizzuto 1883–1965 · businessperson
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Nicolo Rizzuto 1924–2010
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 34 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Rizzuto.
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