How common is the surname Behler?

1,159 people in the United States had the surname Behler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Behler?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Behler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Behler?

Chuck Behler, American drummer.

Where is the surname Behler most common?

Wikidata records people named Behler in the United States.

Is the surname Behler getting more or less common?

About as common. 1,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.

The surname Behler

A surname, carried by 1,159 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Behler is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,159 people named Behler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,159.

#22,246

rank among US surnames

1,159

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

change since 2000 (was #21,113)

Who is named Behler

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Behler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Behlers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chuck Behler
American drummer, born 1965

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Behler

Behler has the Soundex code B460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B460.

Questions

How common is the surname Behler?: 1,159 people in the United States had the surname Behler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,390 Americans. It ranked 22,246th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Behler?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Behler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Behler?: Chuck Behler, American drummer.
Where is the surname Behler most common?: Wikidata records people named Behler in the United States.
Is the surname Behler getting more or less common?: About as common. 1,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,159 in 2010, a change of 0.0%.