Explore the Family Name Rigler

The meaning of Rigler

1. Austrian German: variant of Riegler and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. It is also found in Hungary, Slovakia, and Slovenia (see also 2 below). 2. Slovenian: from an old Germanized form of Rigljar, a habitational name denoting someone from the village of Rigelj in Lower Carniola.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rigler has slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Rigler was ranked 29,210 in terms of popularity and increased in rank to 29,231 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 0.07%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Rigler surname grew from 764 in 2000 to 810 in 2010, an increase of 6.02%. The proportion of Riglers per 100,000 people also decreased by 3.57% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,210	#29,231	-0.07%
Count	764	810	6.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rigler

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Rigler surname have identified as White, accounting for 96.20% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.17% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic dropped by 32.79%, while the percentage of those identifying as having two or more races also saw a decrease of 37.29%. Interestingly, the data shows a new emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander identity among those with the Rigler surname, which was not present in the 2000 census. There were no Riglers who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the two censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.2%	96.17%	-0.03%
Hispanic	1.83%	1.23%	-32.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%
Two or More Races	1.18%	0.74%	-37.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%