Find out how popular the last name DeRosso is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeRosso.

DeRosso, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeRosso surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeRosso in America

DeRosso is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeRosso surname appeared 155 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeRosso.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeRosso to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeRosso

The surname DeRosso originated in Italy, with its earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. The name is believed to have derived from the Italian word "rosso," meaning "red," and may have been given to someone with reddish hair or a ruddy complexion.

One of the earliest documented references to the name can be found in a Venetian census record from 1285, which lists a "Petrus de Rosso" among the residents of the city. This suggests that the surname may have originated in the Veneto region of northeastern Italy.

In the 14th century, the name appears in several historical documents from the Tuscany region, including a tax record from Florence in 1327 that mentions a "Gianni DeRosso." This indicates that the name had spread beyond its original region and gained popularity in other parts of Italy.

During the Renaissance period, the DeRosso name was associated with several notable figures in the arts and sciences. One of the most famous was Giovanni DeRosso (1494-1564), a renowned painter from Verona who specialized in religious works and is known for his frescoes in the Church of San Zeno Maggiore.

Another prominent DeRosso was Vincenzo DeRosso (1568-1642), a mathematician and astronomer from Naples who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and was a contemporary of Galileo Galilei.

In the 18th century, the DeRosso name gained recognition in the field of music with the birth of Antonio DeRosso (1738-1821), a celebrated composer and violinist from Venice who toured extensively throughout Europe and composed several operas and concertos.

A notable literary figure with the DeRosso surname was Giacomo DeRosso (1812-1889), a poet and playwright from Milan who was part of the Romantic movement in Italian literature and is known for his works celebrating the beauty of nature and the human spirit.

In more recent history, one of the most prominent individuals with the DeRosso name was Maria DeRosso (1902-1988), an Italian-American labor activist and union organizer who played a crucial role in the garment workers' strikes in New York City during the 1930s and fought for better working conditions and fair wages for immigrant workers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeRosso

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeRosso.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeRosso was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeRosso has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeRosso was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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