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

Stotler, 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 Stotler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Stotler in America

Stotler is the 10050th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Stotler surname appeared 3,205 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 Stotler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Stotler 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 Stotler

The surname Stotler is believed to have originated in Germany, likely in the early medieval period. It may have derived from the Old German word "stoter," which means "stutterer" or "stammerer." This suggests that the name was initially a descriptive nickname referring to someone with a speech impediment.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Stotler name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the region of Fulda, Germany, dating back to the 8th century. Here, the name is spelled "Stotelarius," which further supports its Germanic origins.

In the 13th century, a variant spelling, "Stotteler," can be found in the records of the town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, located in present-day Bavaria, Germany. This indicates that the name had spread and was in use across different regions of Germany during the Middle Ages.

The first documented individual with the Stotler surname is Henricus Stotelarius, who was mentioned in the Codex Diplomaticus in the year 793. Another notable early bearer of the name was Johannes Stotteler, a merchant from Rothenburg ob der Tauber, who lived in the late 13th century.

In the 16th century, the Stotler name appears to have spread to other parts of Europe, including Switzerland and France. A notable figure from this period is Hans Stotler, a Swiss clockmaker born in 1542, who was renowned for his intricate timepieces.

As the name continued to evolve and spread throughout Europe, variations such as Stottler, Stotteler, and Stoddler emerged. One prominent individual with this surname was Johann Stottler, a German composer and organist born in 1675, who is credited with composing numerous sacred works during the Baroque period.

In the 18th century, the Stotler name began to appear in records from the American colonies, suggesting that some bearers of the name had immigrated from Europe during this time. One of the earliest documented instances is that of Johann Georg Stotler, a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1740s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Stotler

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

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

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