The Ehlers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,524 people carried this name — #4,714 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 39,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 7,442 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

87 people named Ehlers live in Switzerland.

They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 34
Bern 21
Lucerne 7
Geneva 6
Zug 5
Basel-Stadt 4
St. Gallen 4
Glarus 3

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.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 38 people named Ehlers.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Nord 13
Bas-Rhin 11
Charente 2
Val-de-Marne 2
Alpes-Maritimes 1
Moselle 1
Var 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

61 people named Ehlers is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 61

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Ehlers in American newspapers,
1897–1919.

Newspaper page from Foster's Daily Democrat carrying the name Ehlers
Foster's Daily Democrat 1897-11-18
Newspaper page from Der Staats=anzeiger carrying the name Ehlers
Der Staats=anzeiger 1919-07-01
Newspaper page from The Daily Missoulian carrying the name Ehlers
The Daily Missoulian 1912-08-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 40,747 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ehlers in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

1,248 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ehlers. The most, 353, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 858
Western Australia 187
Queensland 100
South Australia 47
Victoria 43
Tasmania 6
ACT (Canberra) 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ehlers.

Who carried it

People named Ehlers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mathias Ehlers
    Mathias Ehlers 1728–1788
  • Leo Ehlers d. 1927 · writer
  • Emil Ehlers d. 1917 · soldier
  • Rudolph Wilhelm Ehlers d. 1866 · pedagogue
  • Ludwig Ehlers d. 1919
  • Martinus Ehlers 1664–1713 · religious

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ehlers,
in the records of 8 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,433 records

2,433 records of the Ehlers name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1,311
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 605
  • Other U.S. records 517
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lonney Lewis Ehlers

    Born 1947; from Rhodes, Michigan. U.S. Army, indirect fire infantryman; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam. Buried at Hope Luthern Cemetery, Rhodes, Michigan.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edwin H. Ehlers

    Born 1908 in Iowa. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Des Moines; driver from Scott County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1948, buried at Rock Island National Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johannes Ehlers

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the Weimar from Bremen, aged 17; laborer. From Grasdorf, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,433 records for Ehlers in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany1,671 records

1,671 records of the Ehlers name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 1,669
  • German emigration and citizenship files 1
  • German estate files 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hans Ehlers

    Born 1885; from Küden, Süderdithmarschen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 410).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Hans Hinrich Ehlers

    Estate settled at Warnsdorf in 1888; of independent means.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Schleswig-Holstein (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Ehlers

    Born 1897; from Bornim, Osthavelland. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 3 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 359).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 1,671 records for Ehlers in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands187 records

187 records of the Ehlers name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 117
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 61
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 9
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Georg Matthias Teunis Ehlers

    Married in 1933 in Hillegersberg. Died 1968 in Rotterdam, aged 63.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jeanne Amalia Elise Ehlers

    Born 1893 in Arnhem. Married in 1928 in Rheden.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Margaretha Maria Ehlers

    Born 1901 in Rotterdam. Married in 1923 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 187 records for Ehlers in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia58 records

58 records of the Ehlers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 33
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 16
  • Other Australian records 9
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Claus Ehlers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Governor Morton, aged 21; German.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hans Ehlers

    Arrived in Queensland in 1863 aboard the La Rochelle, aged 37.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ross Allan Ehlers

    Labourer of Northcote, Victoria; died 1996.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 58 records for Ehlers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

France20 records

20 records of the Ehlers name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marius Eugene Ehlers

    Born 1904 in Dunkerque; died 1977 in Dunkerque (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mathilde Maria Ehlers

    Born 1910 in Dunkerque (Nord); died 2000 in Saint-Nazaire (Loire-Atlantique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Robert Raymond Ernest Ehlers

    Born 1931 in Strasbourg; died 1988 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Ehlers in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Norway7 records

7 records of the Ehlers name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ludvig Ehlers

    Census of 1910: Kippervikgate, Aalesund; "condittorsvend", born 1878 in Arendal.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Ruth Ehlers

    Census of 1910: Kirkegate, Aalesund; born 1908 in Aalesund.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Showing 2 of 7 records for Ehlers in Norway.

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Ehlers name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Ehlers

    Buried in 1932 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Ehlers

    Died 1946; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Ehlers name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frederick William Ehlers

    Buried in 1907 at Tararu Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 73.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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