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

The Kayser surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 3,391 people carried this name — #8,875 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,073 people named Kayser.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 58 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Bas-Rhin 358
Haut-Rhin 219
Paris 111
Moselle 59
Meurthe-et-Moselle 52
Vosges 19
Pas-de-Calais 17
Territoire de Belfort 16

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

193 people named Kayser live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 44
Nidwalden 43
Aargau 22
Lucerne 21
Bern 12
Basel-Stadt 7
Thurgau 7
Zug 6

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 Poland’s population register

85 people named Kayser have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 112 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Greater Poland 43
Warmian-Masurian 11
Silesian 10
Lower Silesian 9
Pomeranian 7
West Pomeranian 5

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

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