Poissant Surname

146,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Poissant Surname User-submission:

(French) The Poissant surname dates back to Medieval France, in the northern region of Normandy. It originates from an early member of the family, who was a fisherman or a fishmonger, having gotten their name from the Old French word poisson, meaning 'fish'.

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Poissant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2,0331:18,1242,568
United States7651:473,80340,248
France2041:325,60249,364
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Poissant Surname Meaning

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(French) The Poissant surname dates back to Medieval France, in the northern region of Normandy. It originates from an early member of the family, who was a fisherman or a fishmonger, having gotten their name from the Old French word poisson, meaning 'fish'.

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Poissant Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Poissant Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Poissant is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Poissant? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 146,784th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,413,894 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Poissant are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Gallo-North America.

It is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 2,033 people, or 1 in 18,124. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 84 percent reside, Ontario, where 7 percent reside and Alberta, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Canada this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Poissant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Poissant has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Poissant surname expanded 2,732 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Poissant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Poissant last name are 1.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Poissant earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $45,773 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Poissante941/
Poissasnt941/
Poisssant941/
Poisant9322/
Possant934/
Poissan933/
Pissant932/
Puissant882,892/
Possante88164/
Poussant8846/
Pissante8814/
Poissamt881/
Piossant881/
Poissont881/
Phissant881/
Pissaint881/
Poisaint881/
Paissant880/
Possan86414/
Pisant8674/
Pissan8612/
Posant869/
Poisan862/
Poussaint82392/
Phissaint821/
Puissante821/
Puissaint820/
Poisson8020,432/
Pissang802,505/
Passant80838/
Paisant80614/
Pisante80378/
Paissan80311/
Posante80171/
Pessant80111/
Pissane8042/
Possane8031/
Poussan8030/
Poosant8016/
Poitsan8015/
Pousant805/
Poshant803/
Puisant803/
Puissan802/
Piosant801/
Peisant801/
Pissont801/
Phisant801/
Phissan801/
Pissand801/
Posshan800/
Possont800/
Pisan771,343/
Posan77503/
Passante751,019/
Paisante7563/
Poussain7550/
Piyasant7511/
Phisandt757/
Poshante755/
Pessaint755/
Poission755/
Poissone752/
Hpossain752/
Paissane752/
Phissane752/
Passaunt751/
Payssant751/
Paisaint751/
Poissong751/
Pousaint751/
Poushsan751/
Phossain751/
Pissasin751/
Paessant750/
Potssand750/
Pesant711,738/
Paisan711,569/
Poison711,233/
Pishan71953/
Posson71857/
Pisson71470/
Pisang71469/
Phosan71375/
Posane71316/
Pessan71290/
Pisane71282/
Pocian71235/
Passan71229/
Possen71216/
Pisanh71200/
Phisan71200/
Posian71159/
Poshan7193/
Posang7170/
Pasant7169/
Potsan7167/
Pitsan7164/
Posont7130/
Peisan7129/
Poosan7129/
Possam7127/
Piosan7122/
Poesan7116/
Pizant7113/
Poisen719/
Pidsan715/
Pousan714/
Puisan713/
Pisont713/
Pisann712/
Pisian712/
Pozant712/
Pisand712/
Posain711/
Posann711/
Pohsan711/
Passainte711/
Puosan711/
Piesan711/
Pissen711/
Pissón711/
Piszan711/
Pisaan711/
Pisain711/
Poizan711/
Puissanne711/
Posand711/
Passannte711/
Poxsan710/
Phaisan675,123/
Potsane673,608/
Pesante671,852/
Pousson671,261/
Passang671,201/
Paysant671,013/
Poushan67643/
Phiosan67354/
Paiusan67332/
Peasant67263/
Pasante67243/
Payosan67144/
Photsan67138/
Payssan67126/
Possehn67118/
Pitsane67115/
Pidtsan67108/
Possien67100/
Poshean6786/
Peisson6768/
Piyasan6764/
Pishang6758/
Pessane6754/
Poshanh6750/
Pochant6737/
Poosson6737/
Phosang6733/
Physant6732/
Piessen6731/
Peiszan6731/
Peishan6729/
Phisane6729/
Pousane6727/
Passand6727/
Pousont6723/
Puisanh6723/
Poshang6720/
Phosane6719/
Pichant6717/
Paisang6717/
Peissen6717/
Pissone6716/
Poosang6716/
Pashant6715/
Poesson6714/
Pischan6714/
Posaten6714/
Paitsan6713/
Pisanne6713/
Poussam6713/
Piesson6712/
Paisanh6712/
Puisane6712/
Puisang6712/
Pessang6711/
Puißant6711/
Pisczan6711/
Poision6710/
Poshane6710/
Poseang6710/
Posasin679/
Possone678/
Paisson677/
Pisangh676/
Pottsan675/
Pooshan675/
Possion675/
Phoesan675/
Phesant674/
Piosson674/
Puyosan674/
Pausant673/
Paishan673/
Poschan673/
Phoosan673/
Peitsan672/
Posaune672/
Poissom672/
Passanh672/
Passean672/
Pousang672/
Passane672/
Poohsan672/
Poësson672/
Pitsson672/
Poisone672/
Paissam672/
Pojasan672/
Pociane672/
Poytsan671/
Puishan671/
Poshann671/
Possein671/
Pociayn671/
Passann671/
Pasanth671/
Peisang671/
Poussen671/
Peshant671/
Pessand671/
Pisanck671/
Phisson671/
Paisian671/
Paassan671/
Puisian671/
Paisane671/
Paizant671/
Payisan671/
Passahn671/
Pessain671/
Pission671/
Piseane671/
Pishamt671/
Pishsam671/
Pisandh671/
Pitshan671/
Poisoon671/
Pyssang671/
Possong671/
Poyosan671/
Poysson671/
Poysian671/
Hpassan671/
Potsang671/
Phosian671/
Poosian671/
Pohsang671/
Paaisan671/
Paiasan671/
Paisand671/
Paesant671/
Paseant670/
Phissen670/
Possham670/
Phasant670/

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