Explore the Family Name Kuchler

The meaning of Kuchler

South German: 1. (also Küchler): occupational name for a pastry cook, from an agent derivative of Middle High German kuoche ‘cake, pastry’, or from Küchle ‘cookie’. 2. in Austria, an occupational name for someone who worked in a kitchen, from Bavarian and Austrian Kuchel ‘kitchen’. Some characteristic forenames: German Frederich, Gunther.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Kuchler saw slight changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Despite a minor increase in the count from 645 to 648, the ranking of the surname fell by 4.36% from the 33,380th position to the 34,835th. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 8.33%, indicating that while the absolute number of individuals with the Kuchler surname slightly increased, its prevalence decreased in comparison to other surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,380	#34,835	-4.36%
Count	645	648	0.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kuchler

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kuchler also experienced some shifts as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.05% in 2000 to 95.37% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as having two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase from 0.78% to 2.01%. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity remained almost stable with a negligible decrease from 1.55% to 1.54%. No data was reported for the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.05%	95.37%	-1.73%
Two or More Races	0.78%	2.01%	157.69%
Hispanic	1.55%	1.54%	-0.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%