Explore the Family Name Kaehler

The meaning of Kaehler

North German (Kähler): occupational name from Low German Kähler ‘charcoal burner’. Compare standard German Koehler. Some characteristic forenames: German Frieda, Hans, Uwe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kaehler was ranked 27,845th in popularity in 2010, slipping slightly from its 2000 ranking of 27,526th. Despite this drop in rank, there was actually a growth in the number of individuals with this surname, with the count rising from 824 in 2000 to 862 in 2010, a change of 4.61 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Kaehler surname decreased by 6.45 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#27,845	-1.16%
Count	824	862	4.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kaehler

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a few significant changes between 2000 and 2010. The ethnicity predominantly associated with the Kaehler surname is White, though the percentage decreased from 97.33 percent in 2000 to 93.97 percent in 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with the Kaehler surname saw a significant increase from 1.70 percent in 2000 to 3.94 percent in 2010, a staggering change of 131.76 percent. In addition, 2010 marked the first appearance of two more ethnic identities within the Kaehler surname: those identifying as belonging to two or more races (0.70 percent) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.81 percent). There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black with the Kaehler surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.33%	93.97%	-3.45%
Hispanic	1.7%	3.94%	131.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.81%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%