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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : possibly a nickname from riso ‘laugh’, ‘burst of laughter’, but more likely from a Germanic personal name Riso, Risi, from an unattested root, Risi.
  • Spanish and Portuguese : nickname from riso ‘laughter’. Compare 1 above.

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