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

Kagler, 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 Kagler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kagler in America

Kagler is the 137327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kagler surname appeared 122 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 Kagler.

The history of the last name Kagler

The surname Kagler originated in Germany, tracing its roots back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Old German word 'kagl', meaning 'spherical' or 'round', suggesting that the name may have been an occupational surname for someone who worked with spherical objects or lived near a round-shaped landmark.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kagler can be found in the German state of Bavaria in the late 1500s, where it appears in various municipal records and church registers. The name was particularly prevalent in the regions around the cities of Munich and Augsburg during this time.

In the 17th century, the Kagler name began to spread beyond Bavaria to other parts of Germany, with some notable individuals bearing the surname emerging. One such person was Hans Kagler (1621-1689), a prominent merchant and landowner from the town of Memmingen in the Swabian region.

As the name continued to disperse throughout Germany in the 18th and 19th centuries, it also found its way into other European countries through migration and trade. In the early 1800s, a Kagler family settled in the town of Bielsko-Biała, then part of the Austrian Empire (now in southern Poland), where they established a successful textile business.

Another notable figure from this period was Johann Kagler (1792-1862), a German mathematician and astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics. He was born in the town of Erlangen in Bavaria and later became a professor at the University of Würzburg.

As the 19th century progressed, the Kagler name began to appear in records from other parts of Europe and even in the Americas, as some individuals with this surname immigrated to new lands. One such example is Friedrich Kagler (1845-1918), a German-American artist and painter who settled in Philadelphia and became known for his landscape paintings of the Pennsylvania countryside.

Throughout its history, the surname Kagler has been associated with various professions, from merchants and businesspeople to academics and artists. While not a particularly common name, it has left its mark in various regions and continues to be carried on by descendants of its original bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kagler

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

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 Kagler 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.

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

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