Haessler Family Crest & Name History

Clerks wrote Hessler in many ways, and Haessler is one that stuck. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “From Hesse”.

Heraldry and the Haessler name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Haessler, so the heraldry linked to Hessler is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Spelling and variants

Before spelling was fixed, Hessler was also written Haessler. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.

About 215 people in the United States were recorded as Haessler in 2010, placing it 86,645 on the national list. INSEE counts 177 people born in France with the Haessler surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1941–1950. For the full story, order the Haessler surname pack.