why are some colours commonly found as surnames (white, brown, green) but not others (red, blue, yellow)

Question

And furthermore how does language play a part – I know red (rojas/rossi) is a Spanish and Italian surname but not English

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Answer 1

Have you seen [Reservoir Dogs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoir_Dogs) ?

The main characters are Mr. Brown, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange and Mr. Pink.