Besser — Family Name, Records and Arms

Besser is a Danish surname. Elsdon Smith's dictionary of American family names explains it as “one who came from Besser (better place), in Denmark; one who collected fines”.

Where the name comes from

That makes it a habitational name, first given to someone from that place. The name also appears as Besserer.

1,790 Americans were listed as Besser in the 2010 census.

Besser coat of arms

Sharing the Besser name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families.

Get the complete Besser report, with a museum-style coat of arms.