The besser Surname
besser Name Meaning and History
- occupational name for a collector of fines, from Middle High German bezzerære, an agent derivative of bezzern ‘to collect fines’.
- habitational name from any of various places in Germany named Besser, Bessing, or Bessingen.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 28 - Messages: 87
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| William Besser |
 VOsborne3310
| 4 |
| Besser Family Cemetery Texas | Paul F. Smith | 2 |
| Last of the line of Bessers | Hanna Besser | 14 |
| Vera Besser & Ernst Moser m.1939 Berlin, son Jonathan b. 23 March 1940 |
MarileeWilkinsDittrich
| 3 |
| Seeking Philip BESSER, 208th PVI |
JoeNihen
| 0 |
| Besser Family |
dcurtis1299
| 0 |
| Besser Family | cheri | 2 |
| Alice Marie (Besser) ACKLEY 1902-1930 Oklahoma |
| 2 |
| Besser in IN. | Jaunice O'Hern | 6 |
| Walter F. Besser imigrated from Germany abt. 1919 |
Cindy_Besser
| 0 |
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