How common is the surname Tobler?

2,497 people in the United States had the surname Tobler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,647 Americans. It ranked 12,440th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tobler?

Waldo R. Tobler, American geographer (1930–2018).

Where is the surname Tobler most common?

Wikidata records people named Tobler in the United States.

Is the surname Tobler getting more or less common?

More common. 2,036 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,497 in 2010, up 23%.

The surname Tobler

A surname, carried by 2,497 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T146

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tobler is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

From the Alemannic German family name, used by families living near a gorge or ravine, from Middle High German Tobel (“gorge, ravine”) + -er (“suffix denoting an inhabitant”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,497 people named Tobler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 123,647 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,036.

#12,440

rank among US surnames

2,497

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+22.6%

change since 2000 (was #13,665)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,432	Soza	2,499	123,548
#12,435	Wittenberg	2,498	123,597
#12,440	Tobler	2,497	123,647
#12,444	Cournoyer	2,496	123,696
#12,447	Coady	2,494	123,795

Who is named Tobler

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

76% of people named Tobler identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Toblers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Waldo R. Tobler
American geographer (1930–2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tobler

Tabler

Tobler has the Soundex code T146, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T146.

Questions

Where does the surname Tobler come from?: From the Alemannic German family name, used by families living near a gorge or ravine, from Middle High German Tobel (“gorge, ravine”) + -er (“suffix denoting an inhabitant”).
How common is the surname Tobler?: 2,497 people in the United States had the surname Tobler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 123,647 Americans. It ranked 12,440th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tobler?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Tobler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tobler?: Waldo R. Tobler, American geographer (1930–2018).
Where is the surname Tobler most common?: Wikidata records people named Tobler in the United States.
Is the surname Tobler getting more or less common?: More common. 2,036 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,497 in 2010, up 23%.