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)

1. 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

Variant of Riccio; compare Rizzo.

Proper noun

Risso m or f by sense

1. a surname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024