Cognomen Russ (Russ 
, 拉斯 
, روس 
, among others...) , in the entire world, is a common surname. The surname Russ is habitual in Austria, where it is quite a common surname, Liberia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Germany. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Also, Russ is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Russ | Germany, Austria, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
| 拉斯 | China |
| روس | Egypt, Algeria, Syria, Sudan, Iraq |
| ラス | Japan |
| Русс | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| ראס | Israel |
| Расс | Ukraine, Russia |
| jakob russ German sculptor, DE (b. 1455) |
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| jan jiří russ CZ (b. 1629) |
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| ignác russ CZ (b. 1736) |
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| ignác antonín russ Austrian painter, CZ (b. 1766) |
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| john russ American politician (1767-1833), US (b. 1767) |
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karl russ ornithologist, pharmacist and writer (1833-1899), PL (b. 1833) |
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viktor wilhelm russ Austrian politician, deputy in Imperial Council, AT (b. 1840) |
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| john dennison russ American physician and co-founder of the New York Institute for the Blind and Children's Village (b. 1801) |
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| jonah russ (b. 1795) |
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| clementine russ (1809-1850), AT (b. 1809) |
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| leander russ Austrian painter (1809-1864), AT (b. 1809) |
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| josef russ CZ (b. 1809) |
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| georg philip russ botanist (1822-1892), DE (b. 1822) |
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giannina russ singer (1873-1951), IT (b. 1873) |
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| lucius e. russ American politician, US (b. 1827) |
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