Find out how popular the last name Casler is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Casler.

Casler, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Casler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Casler in America

Casler is the 13967th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Casler surname appeared 2,159 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Casler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Casler to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Casler

The surname Casler has its origins in Germany, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the German word "Kasler," which referred to a person from the town of Kassel in the state of Hesse.

In the early 1600s, the name appears in various church records and town registers in the Kassel region. One of the earliest documented examples is Johann Casler, born in 1612 in the village of Oberkaufungen, near Kassel.

The name's spelling has evolved over time, with variations such as Kassler, Casler, and Kasseler appearing in historical records. Some of these variations may have been influenced by the names of nearby towns or regions.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, as German emigration to America increased, the Casler surname began to appear in colonial records. One of the earliest known instances is Joachim Casler, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 from the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany.

Notable individuals with the Casler surname include Johann Casler (1765-1842), a prominent German clockmaker and inventor from Nuremberg, and Friedrich Casler (1806-1879), a German-American artist and lithographer who settled in New York City in the 1840s.

In the United States, the name Casler gained prominence in the 19th century. Benjamin Casler (1816-1892) was a successful businessman and politician from New York, serving as a member of the state legislature. Hiram Casler (1828-1903), born in Pennsylvania, was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War and later served as a judge in Ohio.

Another notable figure was John Casler (1847-1923), a prominent architect from Ohio who designed several notable buildings, including the Cuyahoga County Courthouse in Cleveland.

While the Casler surname is not among the most common in the world, it has left its mark in various fields throughout history, with its roots firmly planted in the German regions of Kassel and the surrounding areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Casler

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Casler.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Casler was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Casler has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Casler was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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