Bessant Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bessant Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bessant family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 49
Agricultural Labourer 46
Agricultural Labourer's Daur 11
House Servant 8
Labourer 8
Laundress 5
General Servant 5
Agricultural Labourer's Wife 5
Farm Labourer 4
At Home 4
Agricultural Labourer's Son 4
Mariner 3
Errand Boy 3
Sawyer 3
Farmer's Daur Employed At Home 2
Farmer's Son 2
Farmer's Son Employed On The Farm 2
Servant 2
Char Womans Child 2
Railway Labourer 2
Plasterer 2
Mason 2
Orphans Pauper 2
Pauper 2
Journeyman Carpenter 2

Bessant Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bessant 100% 4,618
2 Besant 86% 2,497
3 Bezant 71% 676
4 Bessent 86% 605
5 Bezzant 71% 562
6 Bassant 86% 534

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The surname Bessant is the most popular version of all its varients

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