How common is the surname Kohler?

16,686 people in the United States had the surname Kohler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,503 Americans. It ranked 2,177th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kohler?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kohler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kohler?

Kara Kohler, American rower, followed by Fred Kohler.

Where is the surname Kohler most common?

Wikidata records people named Kohler in the United States.

Is the surname Kohler getting more or less common?

More common. 16,477 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,686 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Kohler

A German surname, carried by 16,686 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). Kohler is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Kohler, Köhler (“charcoal burner”).

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 16,686 people named Kohler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,503 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,477.

#2,177

rank among US surnames

16,686

people in 2010

5.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,018)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,168	Pendleton	16,751	18,431
#2,169	Naylor	16,745	18,438
#2,170	Gerber	16,732	18,452
#2,171	Schrader	16,727	18,458
#2,172	Burnette	16,717	18,469
#2,173	Maguire	16,713	18,473
#2,174	Doran	16,704	18,483

Who is named Kohler

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

95% of people named Kohler identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kohlers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kara Kohler
American rower, born 1991
Fred Kohler
American actor (1888-1938)
Walter J. Kohler Sr.
American businessman and Wisconsin governor (1875–1940)
Alexander of Comana
Bishop of Comana in Pontus(died c. 251)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Coler

Surnames that sound like Kohler

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

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kohler come from?: From German Kohler, Köhler (“charcoal burner”).
How common is the surname Kohler?: 16,686 people in the United States had the surname Kohler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,503 Americans. It ranked 2,177th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kohler?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kohler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kohler?: Kara Kohler, American rower, followed by Fred Kohler.
Where is the surname Kohler most common?: Wikidata records people named Kohler in the United States.
Is the surname Kohler getting more or less common?: More common. 16,477 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,686 in 2010, up 1.3%.
What are other spellings of Kohler?: Coler.