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

Kappler, 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 Kappler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kappler in America

Kappler is the 19242nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kappler surname appeared 1,409 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 Kappler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kappler 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 Kappler

The surname Kappler is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the region of Bavaria in southern Germany during the 16th century. It is derived from the German word "Kappler," which referred to a maker or seller of capes or cloaks. This occupation-based surname suggests that early bearers of the name were involved in the textile trade, particularly in the production of outerwear.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Kappler surname can be found in the historical records of the city of Nuremberg, where a certain Hans Kappler was documented as a resident in the year 1567. This suggests that the name had already established itself in the region by the mid-16th century.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various church records and civil registries across Bavaria and neighboring regions of Germany. For example, a Johann Kappler was born in the town of Memmingen in 1632, while a Michael Kappler was recorded as a resident of the village of Heidingsfeld near Würzburg in 1679.

As the centuries progressed, the Kappler surname spread beyond its Bavarian homeland to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries. One notable bearer of the name was Johann Jakob Kappler, a German-born philosopher and educator who lived from 1767 to 1837 and served as a professor at the University of Würzburg.

Another prominent figure with the Kappler surname was August Kappler, a German military officer who served in the Nazi regime's Schutzstaffel (SS) during World War II. Born in 1887 in Stuttgart, he was convicted of war crimes and executed in 1948 for his involvement in the massacre of Italian civilians in the Ardeatine Caves near Rome.

In the realm of arts and culture, the Kappler name is associated with figures such as Artur Kappler, a German artist and illustrator who lived from 1880 to 1953 and was known for his landscape paintings and etchings depicting scenes from the Black Forest region.

While the Kappler surname has its origins in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. However, its historical roots remain firmly grounded in the textile and clothing trade of southern Germany, particularly in the region of Bavaria, where the name first emerged and gained prominence.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kappler

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

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

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