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

Iler, 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 Iler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iler in America

Iler is the 15889th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iler surname appeared 1,830 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 Iler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iler 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 Iler

The surname ILER has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Old High German word "ilo," which means "descendant" or "son." This suggests that the name may have initially been used as a patronymic, indicating a person's lineage or ancestry.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name ILER appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, dating back to the 12th century. In this record, a certain "Ilerus de Witteberge" is mentioned, indicating that the name was in use in the region now known as Wittenberg, Germany.

During the 13th century, the name ILER can be found in various records from the German states of Bavaria and Saxony. For instance, a document from 1265 refers to a "Heinricus Ilere" from the town of Würzburg, in present-day Bavaria.

By the 14th century, the name had spread to other parts of Europe, including the Low Countries (present-day Belgium and the Netherlands). In a Dutch manuscript dated 1348, a man named "Jan Iler" is mentioned as a resident of the city of Leiden.

One notable individual bearing the surname ILER was Hans Iler (1480-1547), a German theologian and reformer who was a follower of Martin Luther. He played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation movement and wrote several influential works on religious doctrine.

Another historical figure with this surname was Johann Iler (1590-1655), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor of law at the University of Leipzig. He authored several treatises on Roman law and civil procedure that were widely studied in his time.

In the 17th century, the name ILER appeared in records from the German state of Hesse, where a man named Georg Iler (1620-1688) was a prominent landowner and magistrate in the town of Kassel.

The 18th century saw the emergence of Johann Friedrich Iler (1715-1782), a German composer and organist who was renowned for his keyboard works and contributions to the development of the Empfindsamer Stil (sensitive style) in music.

Lastly, in the 19th century, Carl Iler (1825-1901) was a German-American entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the Iler Brewing Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which became one of the largest breweries in the United States during the late 1800s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iler

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

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

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