Quieter (family name)

Leiser is a German family name . It is common.

Origin and meaning

Leiser is an Upper German locality name. The word part “Leis” is supposed to describe a kind of river valley. The ending "er" is used to personalize the name of the location.

distribution

About 1600 namesake in the Hohelohekreis and in the Pirmasens area

variants

• Leiseder
• Leismüller

Well-known namesake

• Erwin Leiser (1923–1996), German-Swedish publicist and director
• Godi Leiser (1920–2009), Swiss painter and graphic artist
• Gottfried Leiser (1853-1922), German politician (DDP)
• Herbert Leiser (* 1941), Swiss actor
• Martin Leiser (* 1978), Swiss hurdler and sprinter
• Moshe Leiser (* 1956), Belgian opera director, see Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier
• Richard Leiser (1876–1955), Austrian chemist
• Friedrich Leiser (1895–1961), administrative officer
• Verena Leiser (* 1945), Swiss athlete
• Walter Leiser (* 1931), Swiss rower

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1. ^ Hans Bahlow : German name dictionary . Gondrom Verlag, Bindlach 1990, ISBN 3-8112-0294-4