Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Keser

Keser /keˈseɾ/

“adze”3

Letters / syllables
5 / 2
Formation
Suffixed
Vowel harmony
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Initial
K
Contents§1–§9
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Name family
  6. §6Notable people
  7. §7Sources
  8. §8Questions
  9. §9Related

How do you pronounce Keser?

Keser

IPA /keˈseɾ/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Keser mean?

A keser is the adze, the short-handled tool with one sharp side that carpenters use to shape wood and drive nails. The word is the form ‘it cuts, cutting’ of kesmek ‘to cut’, turned into the name of a tool. It appears in the proverb keser döner, sap döner; there is a village called Keser in Sorgun, Yozgat.1,3

Grammar kes- plus -er, lexicalised as a tool name.

Keser is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Keser made of?

Keser breaks into 2 parts: kes- (kesmek: to cut) + -er (aorist participle, nominalised).

Keser ++ root kes- kesmek: to cut TURKIC keser “adze” suffix -er aorist participle,nominalised TURKIC kesmek “to cut” Keser kes- root kesmek: to cut keser TURKIC “adze” -er suffix aorist participle, nominalised kesmek TURKIC “to cut”
Keser: parts and root words
  • keser Turkic — adze3
  • kesmek Turkic — to cut1

How was the name Keser formed?

Keser belongs to the “suffixed” class of surnames (kes- + -er).

Which surnames are related to Keser?

Keser Keskin Kesici Kesim Kesgin Kesen
Circle area shows the number of bearers; dashed circle: no national count published. Solid line: same root; dashed line: same affix.
#SurnameRelationRankPeople
01 Keskin same root – –
02 Kesici same root – –
03 Kesim same root – –
04 Kesgin same root – –
05 Kesen same root – –

Who are some well-known people named Keser?

  1. Erdal Keser association football player 1961–
  2. Polat Keser association football player 1985–
  3. İbrahim Halil Keser association football player 1997–
  4. Benhur Keser association football player 1996–
  5. Duygu Keser actor 1990–
  6. Nil Keser film actor
  7. Bülent Keser actor 1978–
  8. Elif Keser researcher

People surnamed Keser as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: keser accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: keser accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: Keser accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  6. 6 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Keser

Q1

What does the surname Keser mean?

A keser is the adze, the short-handled tool with one sharp side that carpenters use to shape wood and drive nails. The word is the form ‘it cuts, cutting’ of kesmek ‘to cut’, turned into the name of a tool. It appears in the proverb keser döner, sap döner; there is a village called Keser in Sorgun, Yozgat.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Keser?

The root word of Keser is keser (Turkic): “adze”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Keser?

Ke·ser, 2 syllables; IPA: /keˈseɾ/.