About the Tissier Surname

The same name, two spellings: Tissier and Tessier. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Weaver”. Tissier writes “i” in place of the “e” found in Tessier, a typical scribal difference. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Texier.

French birth records list 9,952 children named Tissier between 1891 and 2000. There were 637 such births in the 1890s and 790 in the 1990s.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Tessier surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Tissier surname pack.