Bissett (surname)

Bissett is a surname that can be attributed to two or three origins. At the moment, it's somewhat more commonly Irish,^[1] descending from the Bissett family, who arrived in what is now County Antrim in Ulster in the mid-thirteenth century from Scotland. Many of the family remained in Scotland, but their descendants more commonly spelled their surname Bisset without doubling the final -t-, although this may have become much more common in the last two centuries. In any case, all share a common origin, and a considerable degree of movement between Ulster and Scotland has been witnessed throughout recorded history. A lineage might belong to one, then the other, and back again. A third possible origin for the surname in North America is as an "anglicization" of the French or French Canadian surname Bessette, as in the case of Lady Gaga's mother.^[2] Bissett may refer to:

• Alan Bissett, Scottish author
• bill bissett (born 1939), Canadian poet
• Jacqueline Bisset (born 1944), American actress
• David Bissett (bobsleigh) (born 1979), Canadian bobsledder
• David Bissett (field hockey), Canadian field hockey player
• George Bissett (cricketer) (1905-1965), South African cricketer
• Jack Bissett (born 1900), Australian rules footballer
• Josie Bissett (born 1970), American actress
• Phil Bissett (born 1956), American politician
• William Davidson Bissett (1893-1971), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross

See also

• Clan Bissett
• Bisset
• Bessette

References