Explore the Family Name Risso

The meaning of Risso

Italian (Piedmont and Liguria): dialect variant of Riccio. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Raul, Mario, Alfredo, Camila, Gustavo, Humberto, Lino, Rafael, Roberto. Italian Aldo, Guglielmo, Guido.

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How common is the last name Risso in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Risso has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname dropped from 37,591 in 2000 to 40,144 in 2010, marking a change of -6.79. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this surname also dipped slightly from 557 to 546, a small decrease of nearly 2%. This resulted in an overall reduction in the proportion per 100k people by -9.52 during the same 10-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,591	#40,144	-6.79%
Count	557	546	-1.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Risso

In terms of ethnicity associated with the surname Risso, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname are White, though the proportion decreased slightly from 81.15% in 2000 to 77.47% in 2010. The percentage of Hispanic individuals with the surname Risso increased notably from 13.82% to 17.03%. A very small minority of the Rissos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with a minimal increase from 0.90% to 0.92%. There was also a slight increase in those who belong to two or more ethnicities, from 3.59% to 4.58%. No individuals with the surname Risso identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.15%	77.47%	-4.53%
Hispanic	13.82%	17.03%	23.23%
Two or More Races	3.59%	4.58%	27.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.92%	2.22%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%