Keyser Family History
Keyser Name Meaning
Dutch: from keyser ‘emperor’, modern Dutch keizer
(from Latin Caesar). Keyser is a 17th-century spelling.
Compare German Kaiser. In addition to the meanings of the
German name (nickname, house name, etc.), this was also a status name
for the head of a society of marksmen.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Keyser
Name Distribution of Keyser Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Keyser families
 142 - 282  48 - 141 |
 1 - 47  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Keyser families
|
21 - 40 8 - 20 |
1 - 7 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Keyser families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Keyser census records
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Keyser Family Origin
Keyser Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Keyser families immigrated
to the United States.
You can focus your search to immigration records dating from that era.
Immigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Keyser
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates,
death dates, addresses and more.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Keyser Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Keyser census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Keyser ancestors, such as occupation.
Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Keyser Civil War Service Records
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