Sisson Surname

28,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Sisson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,2041:23,8403,001
England1,7291:32,2264,294
Canada1,0191:36,1594,610
Australia4551:59,3317,200
New Zealand3351:13,5172,344
Ireland641:73,5774,518
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
South Africa551:985,04961,274
France361:1,845,076161,051
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7731:31,5334,186
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3851:14,8361,899

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The son of Siss, a pet form of Cecil (blind).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A corruption of Siston, a parish in Gloucestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A pluralization of Sisson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Derived from Sissonne, a town in France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Siston; a location name in Gloucestershire Orfrom the Flemish, Sisen; from the Dutch, Sisseren; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sisson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sisson (Russian: Сиссон) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Sissón. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sisson? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,177th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 381,887 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Sisson are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sisson is also the 385,996th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 485 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 15,204 people, or 1 in 23,840. In The United States Sisson is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent live, Texas, where 6 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name occurs 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 incidence of Sisson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sisson surname expanded 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 224 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 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 carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Sisson last name are 16.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.94% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sissón941/
Soisson921,241/
Siesson92340/
Seisson92148/
Sission92104/
Scisson9260/
Sissong923/
Sissone921/
Sissonq921/
Sissoon921/
Sissson920/
Sissonn920/
Sison9165,835/
Soissong86132/
Shission8617/
Shaisson863/
Sissoune861/
Soission861/
Siessong861/
Suison838,882/
Saison834,970/
Sisong832,035/
Sissom831,292/
Soison83644/
Cisson83465/
Sissan83369/
Sesson83324/
Sision83253/
Sitson83196/
Zisson83189/
Sisgon83180/
Sissen83115/
Sixson8365/
Shison8354/
Seison8342/
Sidson8333/
Sisyon8315/
Sieson838/
Sisoun834/
Sysson833/
Scison831/
Sishon831/
Sijson831/
Sisone831/
Sisoin831/
Sisosn831/
Ssison831/
Ssyson831/
Sisoon830/
Siseon830/
Sissun830/
Schaisson802/
Shaishson801/
Soissoing800/
Saisong772,000/
Hsissen77430/
Scissom77270/
Sissung7784/
Chisson7780/
Cissone7774/
Schison7755/
Sissang7725/
Soisont7723/
Shisong7722/
Zaisson7717/
Sissane7715/
Seissan7712/
Shishon7712/
Shaison7711/
Sisione779/
Seissen777/
Soisong777/
Setsson776/
Saidson776/
Saissan775/
Suisong774/
Sissanh772/
Saishon772/
Shisoon772/
Soisoon772/
Scisone771/
Scissun771/
Soissom771/
Siessen771/
Shissun771/
Seissun771/
Seysson771/
Sitsong771/
Sheison771/
Sijssen771/
Seisoun771/
Saisoon771/
Soisoun771/
Soitson771/
Scitson770/
Scissen770/
Sisseen770/
Scissan770/
Hssissoune751/
Hsaissoune751/
Sisan7312,945/
Sisom735,152/
Sisen732,054/
Syson731,243/
Sixon73401/
Sizon73223/
Cison73173/
Sisun73141/
Seson73120/
Zison7322/
Sisán7310/
Sisón737/
Chaisson715,501/
Saisoong7156/
Sethsson7137/
Cheisson7118/
Schaison7113/
Chissone717/
Hsissane713/
Sisonova712/
Choisson712/
Chissson711/
Schieson711/
Saissoum711/
Hssissen711/
Sitshong711/
Soisongg711/
Shaisong711/
Chissohn710/
Sayson6727,908/
Sisane6723,310/
Sisang6710,223/
Saisen671,311/
Saisom671,311/
Sexson671,010/
Sichon67575/
Sessom67501/
Sisung67324/
Sisian67300/
Saisan67282/
Chison67276/
Seisen67250/
Seisun67218/
Saizon67146/
Zaison67137/
Cissom67127/
Suisen67126/
Sisanh67115/
Soyson67106/
Cesson67105/
Soisun67102/
Cissen67101/
Sessan6787/
Sitsen6786/
Season6769/
Zissen6766/
Suizon6761/
Sissum6757/
Soisom6754/
Seeson6751/
Sihsen6742/
Shisen6740/
Sissem6731/
Sessen6725/
Seisan6724/
Shisun6723/
Sesion6721/
Sesone6721/
Secion6720/
Setson6719/
Sishan6714/
Shisan6711/
Sesong6711/
Ciszon6710/
Sysong679/
Siesen678/
Sessun678/
Sysone678/
Sässen677/
Sissenova677/
Seyson676/
Suisan676/
Sheson676/
Sedson675/
Soisan675/
Soisen675/
Sissam674/
Sisuin674/
Saisun674/
Sitsan674/
Cysson673/
Sishun673/
Sicion673/
Shizon672/
Sisoum672/
Cision672/
Zissan672/
Shyson672/
Cissan672/
Hsisen672/
Sisiom672/
Cisone672/
Scisom671/
Sisaun671/
Sizzon671/
Shuishong671/
Siesan671/
Sesoun671/
Sytson671/
Seizon671/
Zesson671/
Sisant671/
Sitsom671/
Sissangue671/
Sijsen671/
Sidsan671/
Scheisohn671/
Sehson671/
Sysion671/
Cisgon671/
Saixon671/
Seuson671/
Sidsen671/
Sidsom671/
Siesom671/
Cisong671/
Sisiun670/
Sceson670/
Schiessen670/
Sisann670/
Syshon670/
Seshon670/
Sisune670/
Sesoin670/
Scisen670/

Sisson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sisson in the Russian language
Сиссонsisson-

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