# Chiasson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/chiasson/  
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) | 3,499 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,301 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 88,238 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (3,399 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From French Chiasson.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Chiasson 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) | 96% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Similar surnames

Chaisson, Chesson, Chason, Chacon, Cason, Chism, Cashion, Casson, Cassano, Cashin, Chicoine, Cusson.

## 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.