The Russo surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 48,126 people carried this name — #645 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,610 people counted.
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In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,752 people named Russo live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,461 people named Russo.
Most of them — 821 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 61 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 1,092 people named Russo 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
98 people named Russo have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 292 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 Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 print
Russo in American newspapers,
1905–1956.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 113,440 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Russo,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lawrence of Brindisi 1559–1619 · Doctor of the Church -
Alecu Russo 1819–1859 · writer -
Domenico Russo 1831–1907 · painter -
Gioacchino Russo 1865–1953 · military personnel -
Ferdinando Russo 1866–1927 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 158 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Russo.
- Russ 17,136 · U.S. census
- Russe 208 · U.S. census
- Russeau 356 · U.S. census
- Russel 4,582 · U.S. census
- Russell 215,432 · U.S. census
- Russello 306 · U.S. census
- Russon 526 · U.S. census
- Rust 11,816 · U.S. census
- Rustan 254 · U.S. census
- Ruster 216 · U.S. census
- Rusterholz 106 · U.S. census
- Ruta 662 · U.S. census
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