Kaiser surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Kaiser surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 32,567 people carried this name — #977 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 8,290 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

3,944 people named Kaiser live in Switzerland.

They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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Where they live today

Zurich 849
St. Gallen 438
Aargau 412
Bern 383
Solothurn 323
Basel-Landschaft 272
Thurgau 257
Lucerne 158

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,606 people named Kaiser.

171 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 171
Bas-Rhin 390
Moselle 305
Haut-Rhin 188
Paris 124
Meurthe-et-Moselle 82
Haute-Saône 49
Rhône 27
Vosges 26

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

1,246 people named Kaiser have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,631 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

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Where they live today

Greater Poland 293
Silesian 287
Pomeranian 273
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 91
Lower Silesian 70
Masovian 45
Lesser Poland 38
Opole 38

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 316 people named Kaiser live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Luxembourg Province.

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Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 119
Liège 102
Brussels-Capital 34
Namur 34
Walloon Brabant 11
Antwerp 8
Hainaut 8

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Kaiser in American newspapers,
1912–1950.

Newspaper page from Big Arm Graphic carrying the name Kaiser
Big Arm Graphic 1912-01-03
Newspaper page from The St. Charles Herald carrying the name Kaiser
The St. Charles Herald 1921-02-26
Newspaper page from Montana Farmer-Stockman carrying the name Kaiser
Montana Farmer-Stockman 1949-09-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 858,203 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kaiser,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Peter Kaiser
    Peter Kaiser 1793–1864 · teacher
  • Frederik Kaiser
    Frederik Kaiser 1808–1872 · astronomer
  • Johann Wilhelm Kaiser
    Johann Wilhelm Kaiser 1813–1900 · engraver
  • Friedrich Kaiser
    Friedrich Kaiser 1814–1874 · actor
  • Eduard Kaiser
    Eduard Kaiser 1820–1895 · painter

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 162 lives in all are documented under this name.

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