Rosso is a surname of Italian origin, which means "red (haired)".
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: 1. Piedmont (1:253) 2. Liguria (1:881) 3. Friuli-Venezia Giulia (1:884) 4. Veneto (1:2,032)
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,407) in the following provinces: 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)
In Uruguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:4,175) in the following departments: 1. Soriano (1:654) 2. Florida (1:1,228) 3. Canelones (1:2,608) 4. Río Negro (1:2,716)
People
Antonio De Rosso (1941–2009), head of the Orthodox Church in Italy and the Metropolitan of Ravenna and Italy Camilla and Rebecca Rosso (born 1994), British former actresses and singers 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 (born 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 (born 1969), French judoka Ramón Rosso (born 1996), Dominican Republic professional baseball player Renzo Rosso (born 1955), Italian clothing designer; co-founder of the Diesel clothing company Rebecca Rosso (born 1994), British actress, twin sister of Camilla Rosso, and younger sister of Georgina Rosso Stefano Rosso (1948–2008), Italian songwriter and guitarist
See also
Rossi (surname) Russo Merrick and Rosso, an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross