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Early Origins of the Desson family

The surname Desson was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Desson family

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Desson Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Disson, Desson, Diesen, Dassen, Dessener, Dessin, Diesenhaus, Diesenhoven, Diesenove and many more.

Early Notables of the Desson family

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Migration of the Desson family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: including many of the name who migrated to the New World from the mid 17th century onward.


Contemporary Notables of the name Desson (post 1700) +

  • Mrs. Ann Desson Wragg M.B.E., British recipient of Member of the Order of the British Empire on 8th June 2018, for services to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1


  1. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62310, 31 October 2019 | London Gazette, The Gazette, June 2018, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62310/supplement/B1


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