Bison is used as a family name or surname in Italy. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bison
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Italy
Meaning: In France, the name is focused in Savoy. It is also quite common in northern Italy (Veneto). Also found in Italy forms Bisone (Piedmont) and Bisoni (Lombardy). All these names seem to be derived from a dialect form of the Italian "Bigio" (in French "bis") meaning "gray" and was used either as a nickname linked to skin or hair color, either as a personal name. The family name is Bisi frequent in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. A report with the word "buffalo" seems doubtful, even if it is attested since the Middle Ages. There is also the Bison in Vendée, the meaning is probably the same.

How popular is Bison?

Bison is common in Italy.

Bison is ranked 101967 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bisons grew by 8 per cent to 297 since 2000 and ranked 66553 after elevating 560 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.48 78.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 7.74 9.09
Hispanic or Latino 3.7 0
Others 3.03 5.45
Bison is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Italy which may be its originating country too. Around 4093 people have been found who wears Bison as their family name. Bison is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,318 China8
114,007 Czech Republic4
4,096 Dominican Republic3
2,085 Nepal2
8,995 Uganda2
3,014 Taiwan2
50,640 Switzerland2
35,969 Denmark2
95,312 Argentina2
91,024 Belgium1
151,601 Spain1
123,175 Tanzania1
107,212 South Africa1
53,033 Nigeria1
49,529 Israel1
6,688 Malawi1
40,340 Malaysia1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
36,814 Romania1
56,169 Mexico1
21,562 Portugal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,883 Canada37
64,073 Australia28
422,002 India20
62,309 Zimbabwe13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,155 Netherlands75
56,298 England65
120,599 Indonesia63
Countries with hundreds of Bison:
19,725 Brazil652
21,418 Philippines644
66,470 United States375
50,182 Germany202
84,907 France110
Countries with thousands of Bison:
6,039 Italy1,769
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Bison Namesakes

  • Angelo Bison, Actor
  • William Bison, Film director
  • Víctor Bisonó, Politician
  • Víctor Bisonó, Politician
  • Víctor Bisonó, Politician

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