Cisse Family History
Cisse Name Meaning
West African (Cissé): from the name of the Cissé clan of the Soninke people the ruling clan of the former Ghanaian Empire derived from the word si ‘horse’ and interpreted as ‘rider’. The importance of the horse to the Soninkeis reflected in their traditional personal names including patronymics (see Sissoko and Sylla ). Compare Ceesay Sesay and Sise In some cases probably also French (Cissé): habitational name from a place called Cissé in Vienne.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022