How common is the surname Kehler?

1,327 people in the United States had the surname Kehler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,664 Americans. It ranked 20,125th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kehler?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kehler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kehler?

Jack Kehler, American actor (1946–2022).

Where is the surname Kehler most common?

Wikidata records people named Kehler in the United States.

Is the surname Kehler getting more or less common?

More common. 1,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,327 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Kehler

A surname, carried by 1,327 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kehler is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,327 people named Kehler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,664 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,263.

#20,125

rank among US surnames

1,327

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,734)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,116	Degenhardt	1,328	232,489
#20,125	Epting	1,327	232,664

Who is named Kehler

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

94% of people named Kehler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kehlers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Kehler
American actor (1946–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kehler

Kehler has the Soundex code K460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K460.

Questions

How common is the surname Kehler?: 1,327 people in the United States had the surname Kehler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,664 Americans. It ranked 20,125th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kehler?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kehler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kehler?: Jack Kehler, American actor (1946–2022).
Where is the surname Kehler most common?: Wikidata records people named Kehler in the United States.
Is the surname Kehler getting more or less common?: More common. 1,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,327 in 2010, up 5.1%.