Explore the Family Name Michler

The meaning of Michler

German: 1. patronymic from the personal name Michel (see Michael). 2. habitational name for someone from any of several places called Michelau. Compare Mickler. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Markus, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Michler has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 56,392 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 68,949, showing a decrease of 22.27%. The actual count of people with this surname also declined from 339 in 2000 to 285 in 2010, representing a drop of nearly 16%. The proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.13 to 0.1 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#68,949	-22.27%
Count	339	285	-15.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Michler

Concerning ethnicity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the highest proportion of individuals with the Michler surname were identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. This group saw a slight increase from 94.10% in 2000 to 95.09% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic fell significantly by around 41%, from 2.95% to 1.75%. In 2000, there were some individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, but by 2010 this group was no longer represented. There was a new identification in 2010, where some individuals identified with two or more races, making up 2.11% of the total; this category was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.1%	95.09%	1.05%
Two or More Races	0%	2.11%	0%
Hispanic	2.95%	1.75%	-40.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%