# Bisson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bisson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,685 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,887 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 83,784 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (3,493 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Bisson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bisson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bisson in the United States.

## People named Bisson

- Terry Bisson, American science fiction and fantasy author (1942–2024)
- Thomas N. Bisson, American historian (1931-2025)

## Similar surnames

Bacon, Boykin, Begum, Beckham, Basham, Bazan, Bogan, Baskin, Beeson, Bigham, Beason, Baucom.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.