The Russ surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 16,300 people carried this name — #2,237 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 18,100 people counted. That is down 5% from 17,136 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
355 people named Russ have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 460 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
127 people named Russ live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 119 people named Russ 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Russ.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Paris.
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 the Nordic population registers
20 people named Russ is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Russ in American newspapers,
1906–1920.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 187,476 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Russ,
with a public archive behind them.
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Melchior Russ 1450–1499 · knight -
Karl Russ 1779–1843 · painter -
Mary Ann Russ d. 1817
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Thomas Russ d. 1823
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Jakob Russ 1455–1525 · artist
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Ignaz Russ 1736–1780 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Russ.
- Rusch 4,703 · U.S. census
- Ruscher 252 · U.S. census
- Rusconi 434 · U.S. census
- Ruse 859 · U.S. census
- Rusek 401 · U.S. census
- Rusin 1,620 · U.S. census
- Russe 190 · U.S. census
- Russeau 391 · U.S. census
- Russel 4,195 · U.S. census
- Russell 221,558 · U.S. census
- Russello 303 · U.S. census
- Russo 48,696 · U.S. census
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