How common is the surname Koehler?

19,368 people in the United States had the surname Koehler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,941 Americans. It ranked 1,853rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Koehler?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Koehler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Koehler?

Frederick Koehler, American actor, followed by Ted Koehler.

Where is the surname Koehler most common?

Wikidata records people named Koehler in the United States.

Is the surname Koehler getting more or less common?

More common. 19,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,368 in 2010, up 1.7%.

The surname Koehler

A surname, carried by 19,368 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). Koehler is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 19,368 people named Koehler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,941 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,037.

#1,853

rank among US surnames

19,368

people in 2010

6.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,725)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,844	Arce	19,464	15,862
#1,845	Wiseman	19,439	15,883
#1,846	Dobson	19,419	15,899
#1,847	Ledbetter	19,417	15,901
#1,848	Arteaga	19,410	15,907
#1,849	Jiang	19,409	15,907
#1,851	Whitman	19,399	15,916

Who is named Koehler

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

96% of people named Koehler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
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 Koehlers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Frederick Koehler
American actor, born 1975
Ted Koehler
American lyricist (1894-1973)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Koehler

Koehler 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 Koehler?: 19,368 people in the United States had the surname Koehler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,941 Americans. It ranked 1,853rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Koehler?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Koehler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Koehler?: Frederick Koehler, American actor, followed by Ted Koehler.
Where is the surname Koehler most common?: Wikidata records people named Koehler in the United States.
Is the surname Koehler getting more or less common?: More common. 19,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 19,368 in 2010, up 1.7%.