Explore the Family Name Beckler

The meaning of Beckler

1. German: variant of Böckler (and, in North America, also an altered form of this), an occupational or status name for a shield-bearer, from Middle Low German bokeler. 2. Probably also an Americanized form of German Bechler.

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How common is the last name Beckler in the United States?

The surname Beckler, according to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, had a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 18,288th most popular surname, but fell to 20,574th by 2010, indicating a 12.5% drop in rank. The total count of people carrying the Beckler surname also declined by nearly 8%, from 1,399 in 2000 to 1,288 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 15.38% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,288	#20,574	-12.5%
Count	1,399	1,288	-7.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.44	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beckler

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Beckler also saw changes between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census results. In 2000, those identified as White accounted for the majority at 96.64%, which slightly decreased to 96.04% in 2010. No individual identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black carried this surname in 2000, however, there was a small representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders (0.47%) by 2010. Those who identified as belonging to two or more races increased significantly by 118%, from 0.50% in 2000 to 1.09% in 2010. Hispanics carrying the surname increased from 1.43% to 2.02%, while individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by half from 0.79% to 0.39%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	96.04%	-0.62%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.02%	41.26%
Two or More Races	0.5%	1.09%	118%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.47%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.79%	0.39%	-50.63%
Black	0%	0%	0%