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

Kisling, 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 Kisling surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kisling in America

Kisling is the 21034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kisling surname appeared 1,250 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 Kisling.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kisling 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 Kisling

The surname Kisling is of German origin, with roots tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, where it was derived from the old German word "kisel," meaning "pebble" or "gravel."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Kisling can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from Saxony, Germany. In this manuscript, dated around the 12th century, a certain "Henricus Kisling" is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Altenburg.

In the 14th century, the Kisling name appears in various municipal records from the city of Nuremberg, indicating that members of this family were prominent citizens and tradesmen. A notable figure from this period is Johann Kisling (1312-1378), a successful merchant and philanthropist who funded the construction of a hospice for the poor.

During the 16th century, the Kisling name spread to other parts of Germany, as well as neighboring regions such as Austria and Switzerland. One notable individual from this era is Hans Kisling (1492-1563), a Lutheran theologian and reformer who played a significant role in the Protestant Reformation.

In the 17th century, the Kisling surname can be found in records from the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, where a family of brewers and innkeepers bearing this name were established. One of their descendants, Georg Kisling (1621-1687), became a respected local historian and chronicler of the town's history.

As the centuries passed, the Kisling name continued to be carried by individuals of note, such as Friedrich Kisling (1785-1858), a German philosopher and academic who taught at the University of Heidelberg, and Katharina Kisling (1896-1972), a pioneering Austrian aviator and one of the first women to obtain a pilot's license in her country.

Throughout its history, the Kisling surname has also been associated with various place names and locations, particularly in Germany. Examples include the village of Kislingen in Bavaria, which likely derived its name from the same linguistic root as the surname, and the town of Kislau in Saxony, where the name may have originated as a topographic descriptor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kisling

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

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

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