The Bechler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 563 people carried this name — #39,117 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 526,300 people counted. That is down 13% from 650 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 235 people named Bechler.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
67 people named Bechler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 71 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 4 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
50 people named Bechler live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Bechler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Christian Bechler 1784–1857 · bishop -
Josef Bechler d. 1915
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Lydia Rudolfine Bechler 1837–1915 · Protestant missionary
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Anna Luise Bechler 1861–1941 · writer
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Gustav Bechler 1870–1959 · painter
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Leo Bechler 1882–1946 · musician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bechler.
- Beccaria 129 · U.S. census
- Becchetti 159 · U.S. census
- Becerra 33,274 · U.S. census
- Bech 227 · U.S. census
- Bechard 2,053 · U.S. census
- Becher 2,496 · U.S. census
- Becht 1,248 · U.S. census
- Bechtel 6,813 · U.S. census
- Bechtold 3,700 · U.S. census
- Beck 93,786 · U.S. census
- Beckendorf 327 · U.S. census
- Becker 87,859 · U.S. census
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