Hesser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Hesser

What does the name Hesser mean?

The Ashkenazic Jewish surname Hesser is a habitational name, derived from the name of the German state of Hessen. This placename was first recorded as "Hassia" and probably derives from the "Chatti," a Germanic tribe mentioned by Tcitus, the Roman historian in the 1st century AD. Hesser is also a common German name.

Hesser Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Hess, Hesse and others.

Hesser Ranking

the United States, the name Hesser is the 13,042^nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Hesser migration to the United States +

Hesser Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Friedrich Hesser, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
Johann Conrad Hesser, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 2
Henrich Hesser, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1767 2

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)