Explore the Family Name Medler

The meaning of Medler

English (Norfolk): nickname from Middle English medeler ‘meddler, troublemaker, one who interferes’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Medler has slightly decreased in the United States over the years. In 2000, Medler was ranked as the 27,562nd most popular surname, dropping to the 29,064th rank by 2010, marking a change of -5.45%. The count of individuals with the Medler surname also saw a marginal decrease from 823 in 2000 to 816 in 2010, a change of -0.85%. Further, the proportion of people with the surname Medler per 100,000 population reduced from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.28 in 2010, indicating a decline of -9.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,562	#29,064	-5.45%
Count	823	816	-0.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Medler

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Medler underwent some changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as White marginally dropped from 87.12% to 86.40% (-0.83%). There was no change in the number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, an increase was observed in the Hispanic identification from 2.07% in 2000 to 3.19% in 2010, showing a significant change of 54.11%. Those identifying as Two or more races rose modestly from 1.94% to 2.08%, a 7.22% increase. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as Black decreased from 8.26% to 6.99%, marking a drop of -15.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.12%	86.4%	-0.83%
Black	8.26%	6.99%	-15.38%
Hispanic	2.07%	3.19%	54.11%
Two or More Races	1.94%	2.08%	7.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%