Rizzo (surname)

Rizzo (Italian pronunciation: ['rittso]) is a surname of Italian origin, denoting a person with curly hair or a variation of the surnames Ricci and Risso.

Not to be confused with Rizzi.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 55.1% of all known bearers of the surname Rizzo were residents of Italy (frequency 1:786), 18.2% of the United States (1:14,059), 7.9% of Brazil (1:18,357), 5.1% of Argentina (1:5,960), 3.3% of Ecuador (1:3,422), 2.4% of France (1:19,532), 1.1% of Belgium (1:7,505), 1.0% of Canada (1:27,097) and 0.01% of Corfu, Greece (1:10).

In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:786) in the following regions:

In Ecuador, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,422) in the following provinces:[1]

People

Notable people with this surname include:

Fictional characters

Other uses
  • Anthony Rizzo Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in Parkland, Florida, in 2012 by Anthony Rizzo
  • City of Bell scandal, one of the protagonists in a case of misappropriation of public funds in Bell, CA, in the late 2000s
  • People v. Rizzo, a criminal case that set precedent for what constitutes an attempt to commit a crime
  • Re Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd, a 1998 judgment from the Supreme Court of Canada regarding the priority of employees interests

See also

References
  1. Rizzo surname distribution
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