How common is the surname Sison?

3,617 people in the United States had the surname Sison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,360 Americans. It ranked 9,033rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sison?

Michele J. Sison, American diplomat (born 1959).

Is the surname Sison getting more or less common?

More common. 2,674 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,617 in 2010, up 35%.

The surname Sison

A Chinese surname, carried by 3,617 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sison is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From Tagalog Sison, ultimately derived from Hokkien 四孫 /四孙 (sì-sun).

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,617 people named Sison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,360 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,674.

#9,033

rank among US surnames

3,617

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+35.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,920)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,027	Baptista	3,621	85,265
#9,029	Barthel	3,620	85,289
#9,030	Chai	3,619	85,312
#9,033	Skeens	3,617	85,360
#9,037	Delay	3,616	85,383

Who is named Sison

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

81% of people named Sison identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 9.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 81%
White (not Hispanic) 9.1%
Two or more races 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Sisons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michele J. Sison
American diplomat (born 1959)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sison

Sisson

Sison has the Soundex code S250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S250.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sison come from?: From Tagalog Sison, ultimately derived from Hokkien 四孫 /四孙 (sì-sun).
How common is the surname Sison?: 3,617 people in the United States had the surname Sison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,360 Americans. It ranked 9,033rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sison?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Sison identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 9.1% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sison?: Michele J. Sison, American diplomat (born 1959).
Is the surname Sison getting more or less common?: More common. 2,674 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,617 in 2010, up 35%.