Explore the Family Name Candler

The meaning of Candler

1. English (East Anglia and southeastern England): variant of Chandler. 2. German: variant of Kandler and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Candler is very rare in Germany.

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

The surname Candler experienced a slight decrease in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 censuses, according to data collected in the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 12,311th in terms of popularity among all surnames in the US but dropped to 12,889th by 2010, showing a decline of 4.69%. However, the count or number of people with the surname Candler increased from 2,316 to 2,386 during the same period, indicating a growth rate of 3.02%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Candler per 100,000 decreased by 5.81%, from 0.86 to 0.81.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,311	#12,889	-4.69%
Count	2,316	2,386	3.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.81	-5.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Candler

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Candler, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with this last name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, but the percentage decreased slightly from 77.16% to 74.02% over the decade. The proportion identifying as Black increased from 19.30% to 21.63%, and those reporting two or more races jumped considerably from 1.38% to 2.18%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic remained relatively stable, increasing marginally from 1.77% to 1.80%. There were no reports of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.16%	74.02%	-4.07%
Black	19.3%	21.63%	12.07%
Two or More Races	1.38%	2.18%	57.97%
Hispanic	1.77%	1.8%	1.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%