Brissett

English

Etymology

Variant of French Brissette; this surname is predominantly found in Jamaica.

Proper noun

Brissett (plural Brissetts)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brissett is the 41234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Brissett is most common among Black/African American (75.0%) and White (18.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Brissett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230.