Sissons Surname
Approximately 3,215 people bear this surname
Sissons 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 SurnameSissons Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,684 | 1:33,087 | 4,388 |
| Canada | 439 | 1:83,931 | 9,326 |
| United States | 424 | 1:854,856 | 65,098 |
| Australia | 223 | 1:121,057 | 13,326 |
| New Zealand | 168 | 1:26,954 | 4,714 |
| Thailand | 110 | 1:642,167 | 108,371 |
| South Africa | 44 | 1:1,231,311 | 69,478 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:133,845 | 8,251 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Isle of Man | 10 | 1:8,582 | 1,778 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 924 | 1:26,380 | 3,621 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Sissons 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.
Sisson’s (Son): v. Sisson2.
(English) The son of Siss, a pet form of Cecil (blind).
A pluralization of Sisson.
Sissons Demographics
Average Sissons Salary in
United States
$46,216 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sissons Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sissons Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sissons occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Sissons.
How Common Is The Last Name Sissons? popularity and diffusion
It is the 139,108th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,266,733 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Sissons are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.
The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,684 people, or 1 in 33,087. In England Sissons is most common in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 12 percent live, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.
Sissons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Sissons has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 614 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Sissons Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (85%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Sissons last name are 24.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.25% being registered with the party.
The amount Sissons earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 15.12% more than the national average, earning R 273,564 per year; in United States they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $46,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $56,913 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soissons | 93 | 438 | / |
| Scissons | 93 | 402 | / |
| Seissons | 93 | 2 | / |
| Sessons | 86 | 93 | / |
| Saisons | 86 | 12 | / |
| Cissons | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seisons | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sissans | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sissoms | 86 | 0 | / |
| Sessoins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Scessons | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sessonns | 80 | 0 | / |
| Sysons | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sesons | 77 | 0 | / |
| Sessoms | 71 | 5,059 | / |
| Seasons | 71 | 18 | / |
| Sessans | 71 | 2 | / |
| Saisans | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sesions | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caisons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sesuons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sissums | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sessuns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Jessons | 71 | 0 | / |
| Seesions | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sishanse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joissans | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sessooms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sessuins | 67 | 0 | / |
| Scessoms | 67 | 0 | / |
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