Brusco

See also: brusco and bruscò

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Brusco.

Proper noun

Brusco (plural Bruscos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brusco is the 41728^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Brusco is most common among White (92.9%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brusco”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 241.

Italian

Etymology

Originally a nickname for a rude or coarse person, from brusco (“abrupt, brusque”).

Proper noun

Brusco m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024