The sisson Surname

sisson Name Meaning and History

metronymic from the medieval female personal name Siss, Ciss, short for Sisley, Cecilie (see Sisley), or possibly from a pet form of Sisley (with the old French diminutive suffix -on).
variant of Sessions.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The sisson name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the sisson family name as far back in history as possible.

sisson Family Facts

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Distribution of sisson Families in the US in 1920

Number of sisson families

128-254

43-127

1-42

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David Crockett Sisson	johncole16	41
Sisson families in Australia	debsisson	1
Sisson History	Oscar Dale Sisson	10
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Sisson reunion	ecnelson1	0
Mary Ann Sisson b. abt 1815 in New York	ecnelson1	0

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