Rosso

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 the national average (1:2,279) in the following regions:

Piedmont (1:253)

Liguria (1:881)

Friuli-Venezia Giulia (1:884)

Veneto (1:2,032)

In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:5,407) in the following provinces:

Córdoba Province (1:1,667)

Santa Fe Province (1:1,733)

San Luis Province (1:2,332)

La Pampa Province (1:2,962)

Formosa Province (1:3,927)

In Uruguay, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:4,175) in the following departments:

Soriano (1:654)

Florida (1:1,228)

Canelones (1:2,608)

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

Elena Martínez Rosso, Uruguayan judge

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

Stefano Rosso (1948–2008), Italian songwriter and guitarist