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

Geisler, 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 Geisler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Geisler in America

Geisler is the 5622nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Geisler surname appeared 6,185 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Geisler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Geisler 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 Geisler

The surname GEISLER is of German origin, deriving from the Middle High German word 'geizler' or 'geizaere', which referred to a miser or stingy person. This name likely originated as a nickname for someone perceived as overly frugal or miserly.

The earliest known recorded instances of the GEISLER surname can be traced back to the 14th century in various regions of present-day Germany, such as Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. During this period, the surname appeared in various spellings, including 'Geizler', 'Geysler', and 'Geissler'.

In the 15th century, the surname GEISLER can be found in historical records from the city of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans Geisler was mentioned as a citizen in 1472. Another notable early bearer of the name was Johann Geisler, a prominent merchant and member of the town council in the town of Erfurt in the late 15th century.

The GEISLER surname also appears in the Berner Schilling, a chronicle of the city of Bern, Switzerland, from the 16th century, indicating that the name had spread beyond the borders of Germany by that time.

One of the earliest known individuals with the GEISLER surname was Veit Geisler, a German Protestant reformer and theologian who lived from 1499 to 1570. He was a prominent figure in the Reformation movement and authored several works on theology and biblical exegesis.

Another notable bearer of the GEISLER name was Christian Geisler, a German composer and organist who lived from 1658 to 1728. He was renowned for his organ compositions and served as the court organist in the city of Bayreuth.

In the 19th century, one of the most famous individuals with the GEISLER surname was Johann von Geisler, a German painter and engraver who lived from 1803 to 1870. He was known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting scenes from the Bavarian Alps.

Other notable individuals with the GEISLER surname include Theodor Geisler, a German architect who designed several prominent buildings in Berlin in the late 19th century, and Max Geisler, a German politician and member of the Reichstag (the parliament of the German Empire) in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Geisler

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

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

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