Explore the Family Name Legler

The meaning of Legler

German: 1. occupational name for a maker of small barrels (for wine), from Middle High German legel ‘small barrel’ + the agent suffix -er. 2. variant of Legner (see Lechner). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Heinz, Katharina, Viktor.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Legler' rose in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 17,296 in popularity but improved to 16,802 by 2010, representing a change of approximately 2.86%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased during the same period, moving from 1,507 to 1,699, a growth of 12.74%. Consequently, the proportion of persons named 'Legler' per 100,000 people slightly advanced from 0.56 to 0.58, an increase of 3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,296	#16,802	2.86%
Count	1,507	1,699	12.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.58	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Legler

As for the ethnic identity associated with the 'Legler' surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed some shifts across various groups. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races saw moderate increases of 22.64% and 16.98%, respectively. However, the most significant increase was recorded among those identifying as Black, which spiked by a staggering 426.74%. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by 5.73%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category witnessed a decline of 12.50%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic group experienced a notable rise, increasing by 69.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.96%	89.52%	-5.73%
Black	0.86%	4.53%	426.74%
Hispanic	2.19%	3.71%	69.41%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.24%	16.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0.65%	22.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0.35%	-12.5%