The besse Surname
besse Name Meaning and History
Southern French: topographic name for someone who lived by a birch
tree or in a birch wood, from Late Latin bettia ‘birch wood’, a
word of Gaulish origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 40 - Messages: 110
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Ephraim Besse |
 rphulse1
| 1 |
| Besse, John Wallace |
CorlissWood
| 5 |
| Besse Family in Illinois/New York | MCR | 5 |
| Ann or Mary Besse (y) |
KatJGerard
| 1 |
| does anyone know jack leroy besse of daniel james besse |
andrewbesse
| 1 |
| Great Grandfather |
marysmith1548
| 3 |
| Joseph & Lydia Besse 1760-ish |
| 5 |
| Nathaniel Chester Besse | Adrienne Austin | 1 |
| Family in the Besse in the Mass area | Samantha L. (Besse) Cran | 1 |
| Mildred Besse | Rob Rindos | 1 |
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