Risso

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

Risso (plural Rissos)

1. A surname from Italian.

• Risso's dolphin

• 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.

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

Variant of Riccio; compare Rizzo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈris.so/
• Rhymes: -isso
• Hyphenation: Rìs‧so

Risso m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025