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

Kugler, 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 Kugler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kugler in America

Kugler is the 8250th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kugler surname appeared 4,015 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 Kugler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kugler 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 Kugler

The surname Kugler originated in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the 12th century. The name is derived from the Old German word "kugel," which means "ball" or "sphere," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who worked as a maker of balls or spherical objects.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various records in the regions of Bavaria and Saxony, with spellings such as "Kugeler" and "Kugler." One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is found in the "Codex Traditionum Monasterii Aldersbacensis," a medieval manuscript from the Aldersbach Abbey in Bavaria, which mentions a certain "Conradus Kugler" in the year 1248.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the name Kugler continued to appear in various documents and records across different parts of Germany. For example, in 1412, a "Hans Kugler" is mentioned in the city records of Nuremberg, a prominent city in the region of Franconia.

One notable figure bearing the surname Kugler was Johann Kugler, a German art historian born in 1808. He wrote several influential works on the history of art, including his famous "Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte" (Handbook of Art History), published in 1842. Johann Kugler is considered a pioneering figure in the field of art history and played a significant role in establishing it as an academic discipline.

Another important individual with the surname Kugler was Franz Kugler, a German painter and engraver born in 1808. He was particularly renowned for his engravings and illustrations of architectural subjects, including his work on the "Denkmäler der Baukunst" (Monuments of Architecture), a collection of architectural drawings published in the mid-19th century.

In the 19th century, the name Kugler also appeared in various regions of Austria, with individuals such as Johann Baptist Kugler, a Catholic priest and author born in Vienna in 1819, and Franz Kugler, an Austrian painter and lithographer born in Graz in 1808.

Other notable figures with the surname Kugler include Georg Kugler, a German theologian and philosopher born in 1598, and Friedrich Kugler, a German historian and writer born in 1842, who wrote extensively on the history of art and architecture.

Overall, the surname Kugler has a rich history rooted in Germany, with its earliest recorded instances dating back to the Middle Ages. The name has been associated with various professions and fields, including art, architecture, theology, and literature, with several individuals bearing the surname making significant contributions to their respective disciplines.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kugler

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

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

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