Rizza Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Spellings drift, and Rizza is where Rizzo drifted for some families. Its meaning, shared with Rizzo, is “One who had wavy or curly hair”.

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Rizza family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

How the spelling arose

Rizza is listed among the recognised spellings of Rizzo. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Related forms: Rizzi and Lo Rizzo.

The 2010 census count for Rizza in the United States was 959, good for rank 25,701. French civil records give 338 births under the name Rizza from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970. For the full story, order the Rizza surname pack.