indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Surname (from location)
Usage German
Other Forms FormsKiesel, Kiesling, Kiessling, Kissling, Kisling, Kisling, Keasling, Kesling, Keisling, Keseling, Keesling, Kesel, Kissler, Keasler, Keesler, Kessler, Kesler, Giesel, Gissel, Gieseler, Geisler, Giesler, Gisler, Kieser
Meaning & History
Topographic name for someone who lived on a patch of gravelly land, derived from Middle High German kisel or Old High German kisil meaning "pebble, gravel".