How common is the surname Candler?

2,386 people in the United States had the surname Candler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,399 Americans. It ranked 12,889th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Candler?

Asa Griggs Candler, American mayor and businessman (1851-1929), followed by Allen D. Candler.

Where is the surname Candler most common?

Wikidata records people named Candler in the United States.

Is the surname Candler getting more or less common?

More common. 2,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,386 in 2010, up 3.0%.

The surname Candler

An occupational surname, carried by 2,386 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C534

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Candler is more common than 92.1% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as an occupation for a candlemaker.

Candler is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,386 people named Candler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,399 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,316.

#12,889

rank among US surnames

2,386

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #12,311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,881	Dearth	2,389	129,236
#12,884	Capetillo	2,388	129,290
#12,886	Winfree	2,387	129,345
#12,889	Emrick	2,386	129,399
#12,894	Bross	2,385	129,453
#12,897	Dedrick	2,384	129,507

Who is named Candler

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

74% of people named Candler identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Candlers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Asa Griggs Candler
American mayor and businessman (1851-1929)
Allen D. Candler
American politician (1834-1910)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Candler

Candler has the Soundex code C534, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C534.

Questions

How common is the surname Candler?: 2,386 people in the United States had the surname Candler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,399 Americans. It ranked 12,889th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Candler?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Candler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Candler?: Asa Griggs Candler, American mayor and businessman (1851-1929), followed by Allen D. Candler.
Where is the surname Candler most common?: Wikidata records people named Candler in the United States.
What type of surname is Candler?: Candler is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Candler getting more or less common?: More common. 2,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,386 in 2010, up 3.0%.