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

Russon, 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 Russon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Russon in America

Russon is the 49999th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Russon surname appeared 419 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 Russon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Russon 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 Russon

The surname Russon is of English origin, derived from the Old English words "hris" meaning bush and "dun" meaning hill, indicating that the name likely referred to someone who lived near a bushy hill. The earliest known recorded spelling of the name dates back to the 13th century, with a Robert de Risundun appearing in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1285.

Over the centuries, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Rissenden, Rysonden, and Rysundun, before evolving into its modern form of Russon. These variations can be found in historical records like the Hundred Rolls of 1273 and the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1327.

The Russon surname has ties to several place names in England, including Rushdene in Northamptonshire and Rushden in Hertfordshire. These place names likely influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the surname over time.

One notable figure in history bearing the Russon name was Sir John Russon, a 16th-century English politician and landowner from Sussex. He served as a Member of Parliament for Arundel and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1577.

Another notable Russon was William Russon, born in 1647 in Northamptonshire, who was a prominent Puritan minister and author of several religious works, including "The Doctrine of the Two Covenants" and "The Soul's Cordial in the Extremity of Sickness."

In the 18th century, Thomas Russon (1708-1782) was a well-known English architect who designed several notable buildings in London, including the Church of St. George's Bloomsbury and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.

Moving into the 19th century, Elizabeth Russon (1818-1892) was a British educator and philanthropist who founded several schools for underprivileged children in Birmingham and worked tirelessly to improve educational opportunities for the poor.

Finally, in more recent history, Sir John Russon (1901-1986) was a British businessman and industrialist who played a significant role in the development of the automotive industry in the United Kingdom, serving as the chairman of the British Motor Corporation and later the British Leyland Motor Corporation.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Russon

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

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 Russon 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 Russon 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 Russon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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