Keyser is a Dutch, Afrikaans and Norwegian surname meaning "emperor" or an Anglicized form of cognate surnames like German Kaiser. 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, a stream in Pennsylvania, United States Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana, United States
People Abraham Keyser, Jr. (1784–1873), New York State Treasurer 1824–1838 Agnes Keyser (1852–1941), English humanitarian, courtesan and longtime mistress to Edward VII Andre Keyser (1938–2010), South African palaeontologist and geologist Brenda Keyser (born 1950s), Canadian (Manitoba) judge Brian Keyser (born 1969), American baseball pitcher Cassius Jackson Keyser (1862–1947), American mathematician Charles Keyser (1871–1965), Australian politician Charles Edward Keyser (1847–1929), British stockbroker and church architecture expert Charles L. Keyser (1930–2022), American Episcopal bishop Chris Keyser (born c.1960), American businesswoman Chris Keyser, American politician Christian Keyser (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 (1841–1936), American industrial reformer and author Jacques Keyser (1885–1954), Dutch/French middle-distance runner Johan Michael Keyser (1749–1810), Norwegian theologian and priest Louisa Keyser (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 (1883–1955), American Marine Corps marksman Rosy Keyser (born 1974), American abstract painter and sculptor Rudolf Keyser (1803–1864), Norwegian historian, archaeologist and educator Samuel Jay Keyser (born 1935), American theoretical linguist Vladimir Keyser (1878–?), Russian fencer William Keyser (1835–1904), American railroad executive
Characters Keyser Söze, a character in the 1995 film The Usual Suspects
See also De Keyser, Belgian surname Keijser, Dutch surname Keizer (disambiguation) Kaiser (disambiguation) Kyser, Anglicized surname