Last name: BISSETT
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BISSETT : This last name is indexed 12,092 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
BISSETT : 1: Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname from Old French biset ‘dark’ a diminutive of bis (see Biss).2: Altered form of French Bizet: nickname for someone with a dark complexion derived from bis ‘grayish-brown’. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. Compare Bissette.
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