Dessain

Dessain is a surname of Normandy origins. Notable people with the surname include:

• (1808–1882), French painter
• (1837–1913), Catholic printer-publisher and politician for the Catholic Party
• (1871–1944), Belgian printer and politician and son of the above
• Francis Dessain (1875–1951), Belgian lawyer, priest, and footballer and brother of the above

See also

• Alexis Dessaint (1847–1890), lawyer and political figure in Quebec