Rizzuto Family History
Rizzuto Name Meaning
Italian:: southern variant of Ricciuto (see Ricciuti ) specifically from Sicilian rizzutu ‘(he) who has curly hair’. perhaps a habitational name for someone from Rizzuto in Cosenza. However it is possible that the placename derives from the personal name not the opposite.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022