Kisser Surname
Approximately 2,443 people bear this surname
Kisser Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kisser,' a maker of cuishes, thigh-armour.
F. cuisse, the thigh; Old French cuissaux. 'Cuisses, armour for the thighs': Cotgrave.
Walter de Bedefont, kissere, London. Riley's Memorials of London.
Read More About This SurnameKisser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 926 | 1:86,939 | 10,967 |
| United States | 378 | 1:958,886 | 71,403 |
| Austria | 269 | 1:31,656 | 5,100 |
| Canada | 208 | 1:177,142 | 17,704 |
| Russia | 192 | 1:750,641 | 62,731 |
| Brazil | 124 | 1:1,726,406 | 56,376 |
| Argentina | 99 | 1:431,752 | 32,722 |
| Paraguay | 58 | 1:124,771 | 2,739 |
| Poland | 51 | 1:745,270 | 61,215 |
| Kazakhstan | 38 | 1:465,329 | 34,912 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Transnistria | 9 | 1:52,744 | 7,681 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 77 | 1:652,191 | 42,935 |
Kisser (71) may also be a first name.
Kisser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kisser,' a maker of cuishes, thigh-armour.
F. cuisse, the thigh; Old French cuissaux. 'Cuisses, armour for the thighs': Cotgrave.
Walter de Bedefont, kissere, London. Riley's Memorials of London.
Richard le Kissere, ibid.
1750. Married — Edward Kishere and Sibell Clipsham: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1738. Married — Benjamin Kishere and Rachel Benefold: St. George, Hanover Square.
1754. — William Burton and Mary Kisher: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Cuisse- or Cuish- Maker [Anglo-French kissere; from French cuiss-ard, cuish (thigh-armour); cuisse, thigh; Latin coxa, hip]
(English) One who made and sold leg armor.
Kisser: maker of “cuisses” (greaves).
Kisser Demographics
Average Kisser Salary in
United States
$39,602 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kisser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kisser Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kisser (Hindi: किश्श्ेर, Russian: Киссер) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kisser? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 175,367th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,983,031 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Kisser live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kisser is also the 1,152,838th most commonly held forename throughout the world, borne by 71 people.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 926 people, or 1 in 86,939. In Germany Kisser is most prevalent in: Lower Saxony, where 30 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Austria, where 11 percent reside.
Kisser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kisser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kisser last name increased 491 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kisser Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kisser last name are 20.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.74% registered with the political party.
The amount Kisser earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 65.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,782 per year; in United States they earn 8.22% less than the national average, earning $39,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.73% less than the national average, earning $41,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kisser Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kisser in the Hindi language | ||
| किश्श्ेर | kissera | - |
| Kisser in the Russian language | ||
| Киссер | kisser | - |
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