Rosso (surname)
Rosso is a surname of Italian origin, which means red.
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 Uruguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,175) in the following departments:
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,407) in the following provinces:[1]
- 1. Córdoba Province (1:1,667)
- 2. Santa Fe Province (1:1,733)
- 3. San Luis Province (1:2,332)
- 4. La Pampa Province (1:2,962)
- 5. Formosa Province (1:3,927)
People
- Antonio De Rosso (b. 1941), head of the Orthodox Church in Italy and the Metropolitan of Ravenna and Italy
- Camilla Rosso (b. 1994), British actress, sister of Rebecca Rosso and Georgina Rosso
- 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 (b. 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 (b. 1969), French judoka
- Renzo Rosso (b. 1955), Italian clothing designer; co-founder of the Diesel clothing company
- Rebecca Rosso (b. 1994), British actress, twin sister of Camilla Rosso, and younger sister of Georgina Rosso
- Stefano Rosso (1948–2008), Italian songwriter and guitarist
See also
- Rosso (disambiguation)
- Merrick and Rosso, an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross