Bessant is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bessant
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bessant

How popular is Bessant?

Bessant is ranked 190895 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bessant bearers increased by 4.333333 per cent in 2010 US census to 313 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1302 spots and ranked at 63698. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 52.08 44.33
White 42.17 51
Hispanic or Latino 3.83 2.33
Others 1.92 2
Bessant is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wales. Around 1833 people have been found who wears Bessant as their family name. Bessant is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
26,123 Malaysia2
91,784 Netherlands2
277,603 France1
172,258 Germany1
16,640 Hong Kong1
14,644 Tunisia1
81,201 Switzerland1
36,678 Singapore1
153,416 Italy1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
18,889 New Zealand26
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with hundreds of Bessant:
7,579 England898
69,360 United States356
12,624 Australia217
25,574 Canada135
2,864 Wales135

Bessant Namesakes

  • Elsa Bessant, Dance Teacher

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