Visser

Visser is a family name .

Origin and meaning

Visser is an originally professional Dutch family name meaning " Fischer ", analogous to the corresponding German family name .

Name bearer

• Adrie Visser (* 1983), Dutch cyclist
• Andries Gerhardus Visser (1878–1929), South African-Boer writer
• Angela Visser (* 1966), Dutch actress and beauty queen
• Anne Visser (1878-2004), possibly the oldest recorded person of all time
• Atie Visser († 2014), Dutch resistance fighter
• Beitske Visser (* 1995), Dutch car racing driver
• Carel Visser (1928–2015), Dutch sculptor
• Carolijn Visser (* 1956), Dutch writer
• Danie Visser (* 1961), South African tennis player
• Dennis Visser (* 1995), Dutch short tracker
• Derkwillem Visser († 2001), Dutch non-fiction author on flag science
• Edzard Visser (* 1954), German classical philologist and grammar school director
• Elizabeth Visser (1908–1987), Dutch ancient historian and university professor
• Esmee Visser (* 1996), Dutch speed skater
• Frank Visser (* 1958), Dutch author
• Henk Visser (athlete) (1932–2015), Dutch athlete
• Henk Visser (politician) (* 1946), Dutch politician (RPF)
• Ingrid Visser (1977-2013), Dutch volleyball player
• Jan de Visser (Groß Friedrichsburg) , from 1699 to 1701 commander of Groß Friedrichsburg
• Jan de Visser (soccer player) (* 1968), Dutch soccer player
• Johannes Theodoor de Visser (1857–1932), Dutch politician, clergyman and journalist
• Kevin Visser (* 1988), Dutch soccer player
• Kyle Visser (born 1985), American basketball player
• Leo Visser (* 1966), Dutch speed skater
• Lieuwe Visser (1940-2014), Dutch opera singer
• Lodewijk Ernst Visser (1871–1942), Dutch lawyer
• Margaret Visser (* 1940), South African-Canadian author
• Marinus Willem de Visser (1875–1930), Dutch Japanologist and sinologist
• Maura Visser (* 1985), Dutch handball player
• Nadine Visser (* 1995), Dutch athlete
• Norbert Visser (1919–2003), Dutch musician and musical instrument maker
• Piet de Visser (* 1934), Dutch football coach and scout
• Reidar Visser (* 1971), Norwegian historian and Middle East expert
• Ria Visser (* 1961), Dutch speed skater
• Robert Visser (1860–1937), German entrepreneur, farmer and collector of ethnographic objects
• Ruben Visser (* 1989), Dutch poker player
• Sim Visser (1908–1983), Dutch politician
• Susan Visser (born 1965), Dutch actress
• Tamara Visser (* 1958), German classical philologist and specialist didactic specialist
• Willem Adolf Visser 't Hooft (1900–1985), Dutch theologian
• Yge Visser (* 1963), Dutch chess master
• Yolandi Visser (* 1984), South African musician
• Yvonne Visser (* 1965), Canadian biathlete and biathlon trainer
• Zarck Visser (* 1989), South African long jumper

Others

• Visser Hill , hill on Adelaide Island, Antarctica