# Kyser (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kyser/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,056 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,499 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 101,029 people |
| Change since 2000 | -1.8% (3,111 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Kyzar |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch or German Kyser.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kyser in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kyser in the United States.

## People named Kyser

- Kay Kyser, American bandleader, actor (1905-1985)
- Michale Kyser, American basketball player (born 1991)

## Similar surnames

Kaiser, Kiser, Keyser, Kayser, Kaser, Kyzer, Koser, Keiser, Kocher, Kizer, Kiger, Kucera.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.