Explore the Family Name Haler

The meaning of Haler

1. English: topographic name from Middle English haler, denoting someone who lived in a nook of land, i.e. a remote valley or secluded spot. Thus, the name is equivalent to Middle English atte Hale ‘(dweller) at the nook’. Names of this type, composed of a topographic term + the suffix -er, are particularly frequent in Sussex, Hampshire, Surrey, and Kent. 2. Slovenian: from German Haller.

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

The surname Haler's popularity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,608th in terms of popularity and had 370 count. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 62,045 with a count of 323, marking a change of -17.94% in rank and -12.7% in count. The proportion of individuals bearing this surname per 100k people also declined from 0.14 to 0.11 during this period, denoting a reduction of -21.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,608	#62,045	-17.94%
Count	370	323	-12.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.11	-21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haler

In regards to ethnicity, the Haler surname predominantly identifies with the White ethnic group, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 97.57% of those with the Haler surname were white, which slightly decreased to 95.98% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a slight increase in 2010, with 1.55% of Halers identifying as such, a change from zero percent in 2000. No significant changes were observed for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.57%	95.98%	-1.63%
Hispanic	0%	1.55%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%