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'''Russo''' Italian for Russian, from Medieval Latin<ref>American Heritage Dictionary 1967 edition </ref> after the Vagarian Rus Vikings or Normans (Norsemen) who defeated the Arabs and Orthodox Byzantines in Sicily and Southern Europe. From Rus, Sweedish, the men who row.
'''Russo''' is a common italian surname, ranked as the 2nd most common surname in italy<ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/586833/most-common-last-names-in-italy/</ref>. It is the most common last name in the [[Mezzogiorno]] but because of the large-scale [[Internal migration|internal migrations]] of the 20th century today it is widespread also in the [[Northern Italy|North]]<ref>http://www.gens.info/italia/it/turismo-viaggi-e-tradizioni-italia?cognome=russo&x=46&y=17#.W3Xggc4zY2w</ref>. The surname derives from various [[languages of Italy|dialectal]] nicknames meaning "red", probably indicating the reddish complexion of the original bearer of the family name. Other origins are not excluded though.<ref>http://www.italiansurname.com/20-top-surnames-in-italy/</ref>
Russo is a common Italian surname, ranked as the most common name in Sicily and the 2nd most common surname in italy<ref>https://www.statista.com/statistics/586833/most-common-last-names-in-italy/</ref>. It is the most common last name in Sicily and the [[Mezzogiorno]] in precisely the lands the Vikings or Normans took. Because of the large-scale [[Internal migration|internal migrations]] of the 20th century today it is widespread also in the [[Northern Italy|North]]<ref>http://www.gens.info/italia/it/turismo-viaggi-e-tradizioni-italia?cognome=russo&x=46&y=17#.W3Xggc4zY2w</ref>. The surname derives from the term Rus which is what all Vikings or Normans were called throughout the Mediterrean.
There are no [[languages of Italy|dialectal]] nicknames meaning "red" throughout Southern Italy where the O is never used or completely ommitted and the confusion to Rosso is probably from the first person to take the name Russo, Riccardo (Sicilian Ricciardo) Altavilla (Sicilian D'Autavilla, French D'Hautville) the Norman (Viking) Baron who took with his title the name Russo Rosso since both words were known and used at the time. Rosso probably indicating the red color of the original bearer's Crest of the family name. Other origins are not excluded though.<ref>http://www.italiansurname.com/20-top-surnames-in-italy/</ref>


==Notable people named Russo==
==Notable people named Russo==
* [ [Altavilla, Ricciardo]] Sicilian Baron, first person to take the name Russo in Sicily 1132
* [[Aaron Russo]], libertarian entertainment businessman
* [[Aaron Russo]], libertarian entertainment businessman
* [[Alecu Russo]]
* [[Alecu Russo]]

Revision as of 15:57, 25 August 2018

Russo Italian for Russian, from Medieval Latin[1] after the Vagarian Rus Vikings or Normans (Norsemen) who defeated the Arabs and Orthodox Byzantines in Sicily and Southern Europe. From Rus, Sweedish, the men who row. Russo is a common Italian surname, ranked as the most common name in Sicily and the 2nd most common surname in italy[2]. It is the most common last name in Sicily and the Mezzogiorno in precisely the lands the Vikings or Normans took. Because of the large-scale internal migrations of the 20th century today it is widespread also in the North[3]. The surname derives from the term Rus which is what all Vikings or Normans were called throughout the Mediterrean. There are no dialectal nicknames meaning "red" throughout Southern Italy where the O is never used or completely ommitted and the confusion to Rosso is probably from the first person to take the name Russo, Riccardo (Sicilian Ricciardo) Altavilla (Sicilian D'Autavilla, French D'Hautville) the Norman (Viking) Baron who took with his title the name Russo Rosso since both words were known and used at the time. Rosso probably indicating the red color of the original bearer's Crest of the family name. Other origins are not excluded though.[4]

Notable people named Russo

Fictional characters

Peter Russo- House of Cards

See also

References

  1. ^ American Heritage Dictionary 1967 edition
  2. ^ https://www.statista.com/statistics/586833/most-common-last-names-in-italy/
  3. ^ http://www.gens.info/italia/it/turismo-viaggi-e-tradizioni-italia?cognome=russo&x=46&y=17#.W3Xggc4zY2w
  4. ^ http://www.italiansurname.com/20-top-surnames-in-italy/
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