How common is the surname Heisler?

5,539 people in the United States had the surname Heisler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,740 Americans. It ranked 6,176th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Heisler?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Heisler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Heisler?

Stuart Heisler, American film and television director (1896–1979).

Where is the surname Heisler most common?

Wikidata records people named Heisler in the United States.

Is the surname Heisler getting more or less common?

More common. 5,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,539 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Heisler

A surname, carried by 5,539 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex H246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heisler is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,539 people named Heisler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,740 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,476.

#6,176

rank among US surnames

5,539

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,785)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,167	Dever	5,549	55,640
#6,169	Marriott	5,547	55,660
#6,170	Celis	5,546	55,670
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680
#6,172	Viramontes	5,544	55,690
#6,174	Bagby	5,542	55,710
#6,175	Perrine	5,541	55,720

Who is named Heisler

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

96% of people named Heisler identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Heislers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stuart Heisler
American film and television director (1896–1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Heisler

Heisler has the Soundex code H246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H246.

Questions

How common is the surname Heisler?: 5,539 people in the United States had the surname Heisler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,740 Americans. It ranked 6,176th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Heisler?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Heisler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Heisler?: Stuart Heisler, American film and television director (1896–1979).
Where is the surname Heisler most common?: Wikidata records people named Heisler in the United States.
Is the surname Heisler getting more or less common?: More common. 5,476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,539 in 2010, up 1.2%.