Frequency: (102)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Variant spelling of French Maurisset, from a pet form of the personal name Maurice (see Morris).
GIVEN NAMES: French 26%. Jacques (2), Pierre (2), Camille, Edouard, Jean-Guy, Ulysse, Yvon.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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