| ![Show Contents]() Keysar Surname History
Etymology of KeysarWhat does the name Keysar mean? The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture once found in Britain is the soil from which the many generations of the Keysar family have grown. The name Keysar was given to a member of the family who was a person who behaved in an imperious manner or it may have also referred to someone who played the part of an emperor in a pageant or play. Keysar is derived from the German word kaiser, which means emperor. This was originally derived from the German word keiser, which in turn came from the Old German word keisar; these both were derived from the Latin imperial title Caesar, which was originally a family name. The most famous members of this family are the great Roman general and statesman Julius Caesar and his adopted son Augustus Caesar, who was the first Roman Emperor. The German title Kaiser was used by the Holy Roman Emperors from Otto I, who ascended the throne in 962 to Francis II, who relinquished the title in 1806. The surname Keysar was often brought to England by German settlers, many of whom were imported as laborers following the Norman Conquest in 1066. Early Origins of the Keysar familyThe surname Keysar was first found in Oxfordshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Keysar familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Keysar research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1195, 1273, 1663, 1670 and 1739 are included under the topic Early Keysar History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Keysar Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Keysar family name include Kaiser, Kaeser, Kaser, Keiser, Keaser, Kesser, Keysar, Keyser, Cayser and many more. Early Notables of the Keysar familyMore information is included under the topic Early Keysar Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Keysar family to IrelandSome of the Keysar family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Keysar migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Keysar surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Keysar Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Sarah Keysar, who landed in Maryland in 1671 1
- Timothy Keysar, who arrived in Maryland in 1677 1
- 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)
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