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    The surname Bissett

    A surname, carried by 2,350 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B230

    Bissett: #13,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bissett #13,065, 2,350 people Bissett: #13,065 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bissett #13,065, 2,350 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bissett is more common than 91.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,350 people named Bissett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 131,381 Americans. That is down 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,373.

    #13,065
    rank among US surnames
    2,350
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1%
    change since 2000 (was #12,064)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,057Vowell2,351131,325
    #13,065Crownover2,350131,381
    #13,073Nutting2,349131,437

    Who is named Bissett

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Bissett identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bissetts

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Josie Bissett
      American actress, born 1970

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bissett

    Bissett has the Soundex code B230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B230.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bissett?
    2,350 people in the United States had the surname Bissett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 131,381 Americans. It ranked 13,065th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bissett?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Bissett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Bissett?
    Josie Bissett, American actress.
    Where is the surname Bissett most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bissett in the United States.
    Is the surname Bissett getting more or less common?
    Less common. 2,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,350 in 2010, down 1.0%.