How common is the surname Geisler?

6,185 people in the United States had the surname Geisler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,918 Americans. It ranked 5,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Geisler?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Geisler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Geisler?

Norman Geisler, American evangelical theologian (1932-2019).

Where is the surname Geisler most common?

Wikidata records people named Geisler in the United States.

Is the surname Geisler getting more or less common?

More common. 5,963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,185 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Geisler

A surname, carried by 6,185 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Geisler is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,185 people named Geisler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,918 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,963.

#5,622

rank among US surnames

6,185

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,377)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,616	Mohan	6,188	49,894
#5,617	Atchley	6,187	49,902
#5,619	Tapp	6,186	49,910
#5,622	Geisler	6,185	49,918

Who is named Geisler

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

96% of people named Geisler identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Geislers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Norman Geisler
American evangelical theologian (1932-2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Geisler

Geisler has the Soundex code G246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G246.

Questions

How common is the surname Geisler?: 6,185 people in the United States had the surname Geisler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,918 Americans. It ranked 5,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Geisler?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Geisler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Geisler?: Norman Geisler, American evangelical theologian (1932-2019).
Where is the surname Geisler most common?: Wikidata records people named Geisler in the United States.
Is the surname Geisler getting more or less common?: More common. 5,963 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,185 in 2010, up 3.7%.