Rosso is a surname of Italian origin, which means "red (haired)".
Geographical distribution
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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]
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
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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
John Rosso, Papua New Guinea politician
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
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Rossi (surname)
Russo
Merrick and Rosso, an Australian comedy duo, Merrick Watts and Tim Ross
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