Bissett
Bissett is a surname that can be attributed to two or three origins. At the moment, it's somewhat more commonly Irish, 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.
Alan Bissett, Scottish author
Bill Bissett (born 1939), Canadian poet
Cora Bissett, Scottish actor, director and musician
Cynthia Bissett (born 1954), American philanthropist
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 (1900–1966), Australian footballer
Josie Bissett (born 1970), American actress
Phil Bissett (born 1956), American politician
William Davidson Bissett (1893–1971), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
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