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

Resler, 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 Resler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Resler in America

Resler is the 18939th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Resler surname appeared 1,441 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 Resler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Resler 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 Resler

The surname Resler has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have originated from the Old German word "rösler," which referred to someone who cultivated or sold roses. This occupational name likely indicated that the original bearer of the surname was a rose grower or seller.

In its early days, the name appeared in various spellings such as Rösler, Roesler, and Roessler, reflecting regional linguistic variations. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Württemberg region of Germany, where a certain Hans Rösler is mentioned in a document from the late 15th century.

As the name spread across different regions of Germany, it also took on slightly different forms. For instance, in the Saxony area, the spelling "Resler" became more prevalent, potentially due to dialect influences. This variation can be traced back to the 16th century, with records showing a Jakob Resler living in the town of Zwickau in 1547.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Resler surname gained prominence in various parts of Germany. Notable individuals bearing this name include Johannes Resler, a Lutheran theologian and author born in Saxony in 1625, and Christian Gottlieb Resler, a celebrated German painter and engraver who lived from 1714 to 1789.

As Germans began to emigrate to other parts of the world in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Resler surname traveled with them. In the United States, for example, a prominent figure was Albert Resler, a German-American architect born in 1876 who designed several notable buildings in the state of Illinois.

Another notable individual with the Resler surname was Karl Resler, a German writer and journalist who lived from 1890 to 1945. He was known for his critical works on literature and politics during the Weimar Republic era in Germany.

While the name has undergone some spelling variations over the centuries, the core origin and meaning of Resler as a surname derive from the occupational connection to rose cultivation and trade in medieval Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Resler

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

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

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