Kiser Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Anyone researching Kiser should also look under Kaiser. The family name meaning is “Emperor”, the same as for Kaiser.

• Other spellings include Keiser, Kaijser and Keyser.
• About 18,674 people in the United States were recorded as Kiser in 2010, placing it 1,934 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 2,500 American surnames.
• Kiser is listed among the recognised spellings of Kaiser.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Kisser.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kaiser surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Want more than a summary? See the Kiser family name pack.