Visser

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Visser () is a Dutch occupational surname, meaning "fisherman". In 2007, nearly 50,000 people in the Netherlands carried the name, making it the eighth most populous name in the country. Common variant forms of the name are De Visser, Visscher, and Vissers.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 43.7% of all known bearers of the surname Visser were residents of South Africa (frequency 1:870), 39.3% of the Netherlands (1:303), 4.8% of the United States (1:52,799), 3.3% of Mozambique (1:5,812), 2.1% of Canada (1:12,250), 1.6% of Australia (1:10,599) and 1.3% of Germany (1:42,516).

In the Netherlands, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:303) in the following provinces:

1. Friesland (1:94)
1. Flevoland (1:165)
1. Groningen (1:212)
1. North Holland (1:222)
1. South Holland (1:274)

In South Africa, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:870) in the following provinces:

1. Northern Cape (1:191)
1. Western Cape (1:382)
1. North West (1:755)
1. Free State (1:816)
1. Gauteng (1:830)

People

A. G. Visser (1878–1929), Afrikaans poet
Ad Visser (born 1947), Dutch radio presenter
Adrie Visser (born 1983), Dutch cyclist
Angela Visser (born 1966), Dutch model and actress
Aron Visser (born 1999), South African cricketer
Atie Visser (1914–2014), Dutch resistance fighter during World War II
Audrae Visser (1919–2001), American poet
Barbara Visser (born 1977), Dutch politician
Barbara Visser (artist) (born 1966), Dutch artist
Barney Visser (born 1949), American businessman and racing team owner
Beitske Visser (born 1995), Dutch racing driver
Brian Visser (born 1987), American soccer goalkeeper
Carel Visser (1928–2015), Dutch sculptor
Christia Visser (born 1992), South African actress and singer
Cor Visser (1903–1982), Dutch artist
Cornelis Visser (born 1964), Dutch politician
Danie Visser (born 1961), South African tennis player
Dennis Visser (born 1993), South African rugby player
Dennis Visser (speed skater) (born 1995), Dutch short track speed skater
Eelco Visser (born 1966), Dutch computer scientist
Elizabeth Visser (1908–1987), Dutch classical scholar
Eric Visser (born 1951), Dutch publisher
Esmee Visser (born 1996), Dutch speed skater
Floris Visser (born 1983), Dutch opera director
Gerrit Visser (1903–1984), Dutch footballer
Gian Visser (born 1975), South African IT entrepreneur
Guido Visser (born 1970), Canadian cross-country skier
Guillaume Visser (1880–1952), Belgian rower
Henk Visser (collector) (1923–2006), Dutch arms and armory collector
Henk Visser (long jumper) (1932–2015), Dutch long jumper
Henk Visser (pediatrician) (1930–2023), Dutch pediatrician
Henk Visser (politician) (born 1946), Dutch politician
Impi Visser (born 1995), South African rugby player
Ingrid Visser (biologist) (born 1966), New Zealand marine biologist
Ingrid Visser (volleyball) (1977–2013), Dutch volleyball player
Jenny Visser-Hooft (1888–1939), Dutch traveler, mountaineer, and naturalist, wife of Philips
Jaco Visser (born c. 1970), South African rugby player
John E. Visser (1920–1997), American University president
Jurgen Visser (born 1989), South African rugby player
Kevin Visser (born 1988), Dutch footballer
Kyle Visser (born 1985), American basketball player
Leo Visser (born 1966), Dutch speed skater
Lesley Visser (born 1953), American sportscaster
(1940–2014), Dutch operatic baritone and singing teacher
Lucie Visser (born 1958), Dutch model and actress
Margaret Visser (born 1940), Canadian writer and broadcaster
Marius Visser (born 1982), Namibian rugby player
Mark Visser (born 1983), Australian surfer
Mart Visser (born 1968), Dutch fashion designer
Martinus Visser (1924–2008), Australian sailor
Matt Visser, New Zealand mathematician
Mattijs Visser (born 1958), Dutch organizer of art exhibitions
Maura Visser (born 1985), Dutch handballer
Nadine Visser (born 1995), Dutch heptathlete
Naomi Visser (born 2001), Dutch artistic gymnast
Nikki Visser (born 1975), Australian model, television presenter, and actress
Paul Calvin Visser (born c. 1936), American mayor of Flint, Michigan
Philips Christiaan Visser (1882–1955), Dutch geographer, explorer, mountaineer, and diplomat
Peter Visser (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer
Piet Visser, pseudonym of Belgian writer Lode Van Den Bergh (1920–2020)
Ria Visser (born 1961), Dutch speed skater and TV commentator
Robert Visser (1860–1937), German photographer
Rod Visser, Canadian politician
Rokus Bernardus Visser (1914–1977), Dutch and later Indonesian military commander
Sanna Visser (born 1984), Dutch volleyball player
Sep Visser (born 1990), Dutch rugby union player
Sim Visser (1908–1983), Dutch politician
Susan Visser (born 1965), Dutch film actress
Thijs Visser (born 1989), Aruban sailor
Tim Visser (born 1987), Dutch rugby player representing Scotland; brother of Sep
Wayne Visser (born 1970), South African writer, academic, social entrepreneur and futurist
Werner Visser (born 1998), South African discus thrower
Willem Jacob Visser (1915–1991), Dutch linguist
Yge Visser (born 1963), Dutch chess player
Yolandi Visser (born 1984), South African singer/rapper
Yvonne Visser (born 1965), Canadian biathlete
Zarck Visser (born 1989), South African long jumper

Compound names

Haas Visser 't Hooft (1905–1977), Dutch field hockey player
Willem Visser 't Hooft (1900–1985), Dutch secretary general of the World Council of Churches

References

[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=visser&gba_naam=Visser&nfd_naam=Visser&operator=eq&taal= Visser] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
[https://forebears.io/surnames/visser Visser surname distribution]

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