Visser Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

The last name Visser is another written form of Fischer, a well-known German family name. Its meaning, shared with Fischer, is “Fisherman”.

• Related forms: Fisher and Fischler.
• Records show Visser as one of the forms Fischer took over time.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Arms associated with the name

Arms linked to Fischer and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Visser surname pack.