How common is the surname Eisler?

928 people in the United States had the surname Eisler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 332,700 Americans. It ranked 26,313th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eisler?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Eisler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eisler?

Hanns Eisler, Austrian and German composer (1898–1962), followed by Riane Eisler.

Where is the surname Eisler most common?

Wikidata records people named Eisler in Austria, the United States and Weimar Republic.

Is the surname Eisler getting more or less common?

Less common. 979 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 928 in 2010, down 5.2%.

The surname Eisler

A surname, carried by 928 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Eisler is more common than 83.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 928 people named Eisler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 332,700 Americans. That is down 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 979.

#26,313

rank among US surnames

928

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-5.2%

change since 2000 (was #24,037)

Who is named Eisler

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

97% of people named Eisler identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eislers

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hanns Eisler
Austrian and German composer (1898–1962)
Riane Eisler
Austrian-American sociologist, born 1931
Rudolf Eisler
Austrian philosopher (1873-1926)
Barry Eisler
American writer, born 1963
Paul Eisler
Austrian inventor (1907–1992)
Robert Eisler
Austrian art historian and polymath (1882-1949)

Notable Eislers come mostly from Austria (3), the United States (2) and Weimar Republic (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Eisler

Eisler has the Soundex code E246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E246.

Questions

How common is the surname Eisler?: 928 people in the United States had the surname Eisler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 332,700 Americans. It ranked 26,313th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eisler?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Eisler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eisler?: Hanns Eisler, Austrian and German composer (1898–1962), followed by Riane Eisler.
Where is the surname Eisler most common?: Wikidata records people named Eisler in Austria, the United States and Weimar Republic.
Is the surname Eisler getting more or less common?: Less common. 979 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 928 in 2010, down 5.2%.