Keyser is a Dutch, Afrikaans and Norwegian surname meaning "emperor" or an Anglicized form of

cognate In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words in different languages that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymology, etymological ancestor in a proto-language, common parent language. Because language c ...

surnames like German

Kaiser ''Kaiser'' is the German word for "emperor" (female Kaiserin). In general, the German title in principle applies to rulers anywhere in the world above the rank of king (''König''). In English, the (untranslated) word ''Kaiser'' is mainly ap ...

. It may refer to:

Places

* Keyser, Ontario, Canada * Keyser, West Virginia, United States, a city named after William Keyser (see below) ** Keyser Formation, a limestone bedrock unit in the Eastern United States named for Keyser, West Virginia *

Keyser Creek Keyser Creek (historically known as Keyser's Creek, Beaver Run or Beaver Creek) is a tributary of the Lackawanna River in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long and flows through Newton Township, Ranso ...

, a stream in Pennsylvania, United States *

Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana Keyser Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,666 and it contained 3,087 housing units. History Keyser Township had its start in 1876, when the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad const ...

, United States

People

Abraham Keyser, Jr. Abraham Keyser (April 20, 1784 Schoharie, then Albany County, New York – 1873 Albany, Albany County, New York) was an American politician. Life He was the son of Abraham Keyser (b. ca. 1762) and Maria Margaretha Schaffer (b. 1762), born in th ...

(1784–1873), New York State Treasurer 1824–1838 *

Agnes Keyser Agnes Keyser, DStJ, Royal Red Cross, RRC (11 July 1852 – 11 May 1941) was a humanitarian, courtesan and longtime English and British royal mistress, mistress to Edward VII, Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom. Keyser was the wealthy daug ...

(1852–1941), English humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII *

Andre Keyser André Werner Keyser (8 March 1938, Pretoria – 15 August 2010, Pretoria), was a South African palaeontologist and geologist noted for his discovery of the Drimolen hominid site and of numerous hominid remains. In 1994 he discovered a fema ...

(1938–2010), South African palaeontologist and geologist *

Brenda Keyser Brenda L. Keyser was appointed a judge of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba on October 5, 1995. She replaced A. A. Hirschfield, who had chosen to become a supernumerary judge. Keyser graduated in law from the University of Manitoba in 1978, a ...

(born 1950s), Canadian (Manitoba) judge * Brian Keyser (born 1969), American baseball pitcher * Cassius Jackson Keyser (1862–1947), American mathematician *

Charles Keyser Charles Christopher Keyser (6 December 1871 – 30 October 1965) was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1905. Born at a timber station in Busselton, Charles Keyser was the son of American timber contractor and ...

(1871–1965), Australian politician * Charles Edward Keyser (1847–1929), British stockbroker and church architecture expert * Charles L. Keyser (born 1930s), American Episcopal bishop * Chris Keyser (born c.1960), American businesswoman *

Christian Keyser Christian Gottlob Keyser (also spelled Keysser, Kaiser) was a Lutheran missionary of the Neuendettelsau Mission Society. He served for almost 22 years at the Neuendettelsau Mission Station in the Finschhafen District of New Guinea, which ...

(1877–1961), Bavarian Lutheran missionary of the Neuendettelsau Mission Society * Christopher Keyser (born 1960), American screenwriter and producer * Donald Keyser (born 1943), American diplomat and spy for Taiwan * Ephraim Keyser (1850–1937), American sculptor * Erich Keyser (1893–1968), German nazi writer and historian * Ernest Wise Keyser (1876–1959), American sculptor * F. Ray Keyser, Jr. (1927–2015), American (Vermont) lawyer and politician * F. Ray Keyser, Sr. (1898–2001), American (Vermont) politician, lawyer, and judge * Gerard Keyser (1910–1980), Dutch football goalkeeper *

Harriette A. Keyser Harriette A. Keyser (July 27, 1841 – October 9, 1936) was an American industrial reformer, social worker, and author. Keyser was a prominent figure in the struggle for the betterment of industrial conditions. It was through her efforts, that many ...

(1841-1936), American industrial reformer and author * Jacques Keyser (1885–1954), Dutch/French middle-distance runner * Jason Keyser (born 1980s), American heavy metal singer * Johan Michael Keyser (1749–1810), Norwegian theologian and priest *

Louisa Keyser Louisa Keyser, or Dat So La Lee (ca. 1829 - December 6, 1925) was a celebrated Native American basket weaver. A member of the Washoe people in northwestern Nevada, her basketry came to national prominence during the Arts and Crafts movement ...

(1845? - 1925), Native American basket weaver * Peter Dirck Keyser (1835–1897), American ophthalmologist * Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser (1540 – 1596), Dutch navigator * Ragnhild Keyser (1889–1943), Norwegian painter *

Ralph S. Keyser Ralph Stover Keyser (May 10, 1883 – April 19, 1955) was a highly decorated officer of the United States of America with the rank of major general, who is most noted for his service as the 15th Assistant to the Major General Commandant of t ...

(1883–1955), American Marine Corps marksman *

Rosy Keyser Rosy Keyser (born 1974 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States) is an American contemporary painter, known for working in large-scale gestural, tactile abstraction. Frequently incorporating found detritus in her work such as beer cans, tarp, and sa ...

(born 1974), American abstract painter and sculptor * Rudolf Keyser (1803-1864), Norwegian historian, archaeologist and educator *

Samuel Jay Keyser Samuel Jay Keyser (born 7 July 1935) is an American theoretical linguist who is an authority on the history and structure of the English language and on linguistic approaches to literary criticism. Biography Keyser received a BA degree in Englis ...

(born 1935), American theoretical linguist *

Vladimir Keyser Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Uk ...

(1878–?), Russian fencer * William Keyser (1835–1904), American railroad executive

Characters

*'' Keyser Söze'', a character in the 1995 film ''The Usual Suspects''

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