Besson (surname)

Besson is a French surname.

Geographical distribution
As of 2014, 82.7% of all known bearers of the surname Besson were residents of France (frequency 1:2,013), 5.5% of Switzerland (1:3,767), 3.3% of the United States (1:275,554) and 1.5% of Brazil (1:338,037).

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,013) in the following regions:
 * 1) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (1:606)
 * 2) French Guiana (1:1,016)
 * 3) Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:1,441)
 * 4) Pays de la Loire (1:1,593)
 * 5) Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1:1,747)

In Switzerland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,767) in the following cantons:
 * 1) Vaud (1:652)
 * 2) Geneva (1:1,140)
 * 3) Neuchâtel (1:1,369)
 * 4) Valais (1:1,427)

People

 * Adèle Besson (fl. 1918), Frenchwoman, subject of Renoir portrait
 * Albert Besson (1896–1965), French physician
 * Antoine-Marie-Benoît Besson (1876–1969), French army general during World War II
 * Benno Besson (1922–2006), Swiss actor and film director
 * Corbyn Besson, American singer
 * Colette Besson (1946–2005), French athlete
 * Éric Besson (born 1958), French minister
 * Frank S. Besson Jr. (1910–1985), U.S. Army general
 * George Besson (1882–1971), French art critic
 * Gustave Auguste Besson (1820–1874), brass instrument maker
 * Hyacinthe Besson (1816–1861), French painter and missionary priest
 * Jacques Besson (1540?–1573), French inventor
 * Jean Besson (born 1948), French politician
 * Louis Besson (born 1937), French minister
 * Luc Besson (born 1959), film director
 * Philippe Besson (born 1967), French writer