The Kesseler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 159 people carried this name — #110,825 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 7% from 171 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 341 people named Kesseler live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 117 people named Kesseler.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 37 people named Kesseler 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 Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Kesseler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michel-Mathias Kesseler 1846–1918 · politician
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Kurt Kesseler 1884–1945 · pedagogue
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Jeanne Kesseler 1891–1977 · teacher
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Will Kesseler 1899–1983 · painter
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Johannes David Kesseler 1903–1944 · military personnel
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Mathias Kesseler 1906–1958 · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kesseler.
- Kerkhove 131 · U.S. census
- Kern 28,547 · U.S. census
- Kernen 548 · U.S. census
- Kerner 4,001 · U.S. census
- Kesler 6,704 · U.S. census
- Kessel 4,976 · U.S. census
- Kessler 29,064 · U.S. census
- Kesteloot 246 · U.S. census
- Kestler 1,030 · U.S. census
- Ketels 151 · U.S. census
- Ketterer 2,620 · U.S. census
- Kettler 3,424 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Kesseler is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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