About the Kesler Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Kesler is usually a form of Kessler.

Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Kesler drops the “s” of Kessler, a simplification that clerks often made.

Arms linked to Kessler and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Kesler family name pack.