Lissett Genealogy
Leycett
Hamlet near Stoke: Levershede 1474, Lysot 1475. Lycett was a common family name in the area.
Lissett
Hamlet near Bridlington: Lessete 1086, Lyssett 1561, Lissitt 1650; "Dwelling near the pasture".
Lizotte
Lizet, Lizot, Lizotte, Liset: désignait un ver qui ronge les bourgeons de la vigne. Le sens de cen nom est obscur.
Lysaght
Lysaght, MacLysaght of County Clare: anglicised and distorted from the Gaelic Mac Giolla Iasachta.
