Frequency: (279)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: patronymic from Rullo. Compare the Old Tuscan personal name Rullus, from a short form of names with this ending, such as Barullus.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 14%. Pasquale (2), Angelo, Antonio, Dante, Dino, Donato, Franca, Francesco, Italo, Piera, Rocco, Valentino.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
