Besancon Family History
Besancon Name Meaning
French (Besançon): habitational name from Besançon in
Doubs, which is probably named with a Celtiberian element ves
‘mountain’ + the suffix -unt, with a further Latin suffix
-io (genitive -ionis). In folk etymology there has been
some association with Old French bison, the (European) bison,
which appears in the arms of the city.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Besancon
Name Distribution of Besancon Families
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England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Besancon families
 3 - 2  2 - 2 |
 1  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Besancon Family Origin
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Besancon Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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