Explore the Family Name Kotler

The meaning of Kotler

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a coppersmith, Yiddish kotler. Compare Cotler. 2. Germanized form of Polish Kotlarz and its Czech (Moravian), Slovak, and Rusyn cognates (see Kotlar and Kotlyar). Compare Cotler. 3. German: very rare variant of Kottler. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Aryeh, Baruch, Hyman, Isser, Meyer, Moisha, Shmuel, Shraga.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kotler has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, Kotler was ranked 28,433 in popularity and by 2010 it dropped to rank 30,043, showing a decrease of 5.66%. The census also shows that the total count of people with this surname dipped marginally from 790 in 2000 to 781 in 2010, marking a 1.14% decrease. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 10.34%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,433	#30,043	-5.66%
Count	790	781	-1.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kotler

Regarding ethnicity based on the same Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of people with the surname Kotler identified as White, at 95.70% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 96.16% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 2.41% in 2000, which increased to 3.07% in 2010. Notably, there was a shift within ten years where those who identified as having two or more ethnic identities dropped from 1.52% to zero, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander emerged from zero to 0.64%. The Black community and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities had no representation among the Kotler surname during both periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.7%	96.16%	0.48%
Hispanic	2.41%	3.07%	27.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.64%	0%
Two or More Races	1.52%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%