Risso

See also: risso and rissò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Risso; this surname is also well-attested in South America.

Proper noun

Risso (plural Rissos)

A surname from Italian.

Derived terms

Risso's dolphin

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Risso is the 40144^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 546 individuals. Risso is most common among White (77.47%) and Hispanic/Latino (17.03%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Risso”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

Variant of Riccio; compare Rizzo.

Proper noun

Risso m or f by sense

a surname

Further reading

Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024

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