How common is the surname Sisson?

11,380 people in the United States had the surname Sisson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,131 Americans. It ranked 3,177th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sisson?

Vera Sisson, American actress (1891-1954), followed by Emily Sisson.

Where is the surname Sisson most common?

Wikidata records people named Sisson in the United States.

Is the surname Sisson getting more or less common?

More common. 11,355 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,380 in 2010, up 0.2%.

The surname Sisson

A surname, carried by 11,380 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). Sisson is more common than 98% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,380 people named Sisson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,131 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 11,355.

#3,177

rank among US surnames

11,380

people in 2010

3.9

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,909)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,168	Corrigan	11,396	27,092
#3,169	Breeden	11,395	27,095
#3,170	Gossett	11,389	27,109
#3,171	Causey	11,387	27,114
#3,173	Roush	11,386	27,116
#3,174	Zamudio	11,384	27,121
#3,175	Mancini	11,382	27,126

Who is named Sisson

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

90% of people named Sisson identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sissons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Vera Sisson
American actress (1891-1954)
Emily Sisson
American long-distance runner, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sisson

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

Questions

How common is the surname Sisson?: 11,380 people in the United States had the surname Sisson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,131 Americans. It ranked 3,177th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sisson?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Sisson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sisson?: Vera Sisson, American actress (1891-1954), followed by Emily Sisson.
Where is the surname Sisson most common?: Wikidata records people named Sisson in the United States.
Is the surname Sisson getting more or less common?: More common. 11,355 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,380 in 2010, up 0.2%.