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

Emler, 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 Emler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Emler in America

Emler is the 36630th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Emler surname appeared 610 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Emler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Emler 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 Emler

The surname Emler has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "amal," which means "labor" or "work," suggesting that the name may have originally referred to a person who engaged in a particular trade or occupation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Emler can be found in the Bavarian town of Erlangen, where a certain Heinrich Emler was mentioned in a local document dated 1436. This document suggests that the Emler family had already established a presence in the region by the mid-15th century.

In the 16th century, the name Emler appeared in several historical records across various parts of Germany, including the principalities of Saxony and Thuringia. One notable figure from this time was Johann Emler, a prominent Lutheran theologian and scholar who was born in Saxony in 1537 and died in 1604.

The Emler name is also associated with several place names in Germany, such as the village of Emlersdorf in the state of Bavaria. This village was likely named after an early settler or landowner with the surname Emler, further cementing the family's roots in the region.

As the centuries passed, the Emler family continued to spread throughout Germany and other parts of Europe. In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Friedrich Emler, a German composer and organist who lived from 1738 to 1808.

Another prominent individual with the surname Emler was Carl Emler, a German-American architect born in Saxony in 1846. He emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and became known for his contributions to the architectural landscape of St. Louis, Missouri.

Other historical figures with the Emler surname include Gustav Emler, a German painter and lithographer active in the 19th century, and Karl Emler, a German physicist and mathematician who lived from 1878 to 1949.

While the surname Emler originated in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through immigration and family connections, ensuring that this historic name continues to be carried forward into the present day.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Emler

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

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 Emler 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 Emler 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 Emler was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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