Given name & surname
Rusell
“a little red-haired boy”
Rusell is a variant of Russell. One French interpretation is “a little red-haired boy.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Rusell is a variant of Russell. One French interpretation is “a little red-haired boy.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Rusell is a variant of Russell. Russell has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Rusell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 61
- 61 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1968
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1983. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1968. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 385 as a first name in 2020; 284 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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