Rizzo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Italian and Neapolitan Rizzo and/or front Sicilian Rizzu.

Proper noun

Rizzo (plural Rizzos)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Rizzo is the 1943rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18605 individuals. Rizzo is most common among White (92.12%) individuals.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From of a variant of riccio (curly-haired).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrit.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -ittso
  • Hyphenation: Rìz‧zo

Proper noun

Rizzo m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Descendants

  • English: Rizzo

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