Sisson Surname
Approximately 19,083 people bear this surname
Sisson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cecilia,' from the nick. Siss or Cess; v. Siss.
'Cesse the soutercsse Sat on the benche.' - Piers Plowman.
Johannes Sisson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Robertas Cisson, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSisson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,204 | 1:23,840 | 3,001 |
| England | 1,729 | 1:32,226 | 4,294 |
| Canada | 1,019 | 1:36,159 | 4,610 |
| Australia | 455 | 1:59,331 | 7,200 |
| New Zealand | 335 | 1:13,517 | 2,344 |
| Ireland | 64 | 1:73,577 | 4,518 |
| Brazil | 56 | 1:3,822,756 | 105,432 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Ecuador | 15 | 1:1,060,390 | 14,974 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| South Korea | 9 | 1:5,693,362 | 993 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 773 | 1:31,533 | 4,186 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,385 | 1:14,836 | 1,899 |
The alternate forms: Sissón (1) are calculated separately.
Sisson (485) may also be a first name.
Sisson Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Cecilia,' from the nick. Siss or Cess; v. Siss.
'Cesse the soutercsse Sat on the benche.' - Piers Plowman.
Johannes Sisson, 1379: Poll Tax of Howdenshire.
Robertas Cisson, 1379: ibid.
Henricus Sisson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Cysson, 1379: ibid.
William Cisson, 1379: ibid.
Henry Sysson, Yorkshire: Fabric Rolls of York Minster: Wills and Inventories (Surtees Society).
Staying at the Bull Hotel, Sedbergh (West Riding of Yorks), in June, 1886, Sisson stared me in the face over a shop across the road. Sisson has taken a curious genitive form, Sissons; compare William and Williams.
(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Siss’s or Ciss’s Son: Ciss, a diminutive of Cicely or Cecilia [Latin Cœcilia, fem. of Cœcilius; apparentlyf.Latin cœcus, blind] 2 a double diminutive of Cicely or Cecilia [French diminutive suff. -on] In the Yorks Poll-Tax, a.d. 1379, we find the variant surnominal forms Sisson, Cisson, and Cysson.
Larchey, ‘Dict. des Noms’ (p. 442), considers Sisson to be a derivative of Francis, which does not seem very probable.
(English) The son of Siss, a pet form of Cecil (blind).
A corruption of Siston, a parish in Gloucestershire.
A pluralization of Sisson.
Local. Derived from Sissonne, a town in France.
From Siston; a location name in Gloucestershire Orfrom the Flemish, Sisen; from the Dutch, Sisseren; a personal name.
Sisson Demographics
Average Male Sisson Height
176.61 cm
Average Female Sisson Height
162.26 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sisson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sisson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sisson (Russian: Сиссон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Sissón. For other potential spellings of Sisson click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sisson? popularity and diffusion
Sisson is the 28,177th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 381,887 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Sisson live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sisson is also the 385,996th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 485 people.
Sisson is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 15,204 people, or 1 in 23,840. In The United States Sisson is most prevalent in: California, where 7 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Not including The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Sisson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Sisson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sisson surname increased 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 1,280 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sisson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Sisson last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Sisson surname are 16.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Sisson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.95% more than the national average, earning R 508,428 per year; in United States they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $42,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,352 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sisson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sisson in the Russian language | ||
| Сиссон | sisson | - |
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