Explore the Family Name Koler

The meaning of Koler

1. German: variant of Kohler. 2. Slovenian: variant of Kolar ‘wheelwright, cartwright’. The surname Koler may in part also be from German Koller or Kohler (which are, on the other hand, also Germanized forms of Kolar).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Koler" has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 52,935 in commonality, but by 2010, it had fallen to rank 67,747, showing a change of -27.98%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Koler surname also decreased from 367 in 2000 to 291 in 2010, marking a drop of -20.71%. The proportion per 100,000 people also went down by -28.57%, from 0.14 to 0.1 over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#67,747	-27.98%
Count	367	291	-20.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.1	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Koler

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Koler", there have been some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both dropped to zero, while those reporting two or more races saw a decline of -41.08%. However, the number of people with the Koler surname identifying as White slightly increased by 2.19%, representing 92.44% of the total in 2010. Meanwhile, the most notable increase was seen among those identifying as Hispanic, which saw a rise of 82.45%. Black identity remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.46%	92.44%	2.19%
Hispanic	2.45%	4.47%	82.45%
Two or More Races	4.09%	2.41%	-41.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.63%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.36%	0%	0%