Explore the Family Name Roussos

The meaning of Roussos

1. Greek: nickname for a red-haired or blond person, from Greek roussos ‘red’ (from Latin russeus). 2. Jewish (from southern Italy via Greece): Hellenized form of Russo or Rousso. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Andreas, Aristotle, Constantine, Argyrios, Efstratios, Georgios, Ioannis, Loucas, Nicos, Nikolaos, Odysseas, Stamatios.

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

According to the Popularity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Roussos surname ranked 44,430 in 2000 and improved slightly to 44,356 by 2010, reflecting a 0.17% change. The count of individuals with this surname increased from 456 in 2000 to 485 in 2010, a growth of 6.36%. However, the proportion of people named Roussos per 100k decreased by 5.88%, moving from 0.17 to 0.16 over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,430	#44,356	0.17%
Count	456	485	6.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roussos

In terms of Ethnicity as analyzed from the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Roussos identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 2.27%, from 94.52% to 92.37%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 was 1.10%, but this figure was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. Those identifying as two or more races saw an increase from 1.54% to 2.47%, a change of 60.39%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Roussos identifying as Hispanic also grew from 2.63% to 4.12%, marking a 56.65% increase. There were no individuals who identified as Black or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.52%	92.37%	-2.27%
Hispanic	2.63%	4.12%	56.65%
Two or More Races	1.54%	2.47%	60.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%