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Bessette

in Rhode Island

There are 346 people with the last name "Bessette" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Bessette 266
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  1. is 262nd most common Coleman
  2. is 263rd most common Ellis
  3. is 264th most common Landry
  4. is 265th most common Tetreault
  5. is 266th most common Bessette
  6. is 267th most common Kane
  7. is 268th most common Rocha
  8. is 269th most common Watson
  9. is 270th most common Donahue

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bassett, Bess, Besser, Besse, Bessey, Bissett, Bessler, Besson, Bessinger, Bessent

Most Common First Names for Bessette

Michael, Stephen, Robert, William, David, Linda, Paul, Richard, Albert, Donald

Meaning & History

French: variant of Besset, from a diminutive of bès ‘birch’, or possibly of French Basset (see Bassette). The ending is not feminine, but reflects the Canadian custom of pronouncing a final -t, which is generally silent in metropolitan French.

FOREBEARS A Besset with the secondary surname Brisetout arrived in Chambly, Quebec, in 1665.

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Michael Bessette, RI (9 searches)
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