The Eilers surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,847 people carried this name — #8,562 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 3,615 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Eilers surname

A patronymic formed from the personal name Eilert, itself from the old German given name Eilhart, Agilhart.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (de.wiktionary.org, the German edition) — entry «Eilers», by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · translated from German and condensed.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

39 people named Eilers live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 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 14
Aargau 9
Vaud 7
Bern 6
Basel-Stadt 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 Belgium’s population register

At least 30 people named Eilers live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.

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

Where they live today

Antwerp 30

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

29 people named Eilers is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 29

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

Eilers in American newspapers,
1894–1921.

Newspaper page from Lewiston Evening Teller carrying the name Eilers
Lewiston Evening Teller 1906-12-10
Newspaper page from The Daily Gazette carrying the name Eilers
The Daily Gazette 1894-07-01
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Eilers
Great Falls Tribune 1921-01-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,815 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eilers in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1960s.

662 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eilers. The most, 563, date from the 1930s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 195
New South Wales 194
Western Australia 106
South Australia 70
Victoria 51
Tasmania 26
ACT (Canberra) 2

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

Who carried it

People named Eilers,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gerd Eilers
    Gerd Eilers 1788–1863 · writer
  • Gerd Eilers
    Gerd Eilers 1788–1863 · writer
  • Gerd Eilers
    Gerd Eilers 1788–1863 · writer
  • Gerd Eilers
    Gerd Eilers 1788–1863 · writer
  • Anton Eilers
    Anton Eilers 1839–1917 · businessperson
  • Gustav Eilers 1834–1911 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eilers,
in the records of 7 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 States774 records

774 records of the Eilers name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 488
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 97
  • Other U.S. records 189
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John F. Eilers

    Born 1931; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, pioneer; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Ernest Eilers

    Born 1910 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at San Antonio; accountant from Travis County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Helene Eilers

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Aller from Bremen and Southampton, aged 16; laborer. From Erusthal, Germany; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 774 records for Eilers 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 · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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).

Netherlands2,151 records

2,151 records of the Eilers name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1,238
  • Dutch population registers 829
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 84
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christian Wilhelm Eilers

    Married in 1834 in Sappemeer; blacksmith. Died 1861 in Hoogezand, aged 66; smith.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Geertje Eilers

    Married in 1838 in Leeuwarden; domestic servant. Died 1869 in Leeuwarden, aged 59.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marinus Eilers

    Married in 1893 in Losser; factory worker. Died 1951 in Losser, aged 88.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 2,151 records for Eilers 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).

Germany579 records

579 records of the Eilers name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Hermann Eilers

    Born 1893; from Werlte. Listed as returned from captivity in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 260).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Berthold Eilers

    Born 1885; from Berlin. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 44).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Adolf Eilers

    From Rüstringen. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 22 December 1916; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 13 February 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 579 records for Eilers in Germany.

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

Australia9 records

9 records of the Eilers name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Bernard Eilers

    Gentleman of Thornbury, Victoria; died 1942.

    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 Heinz Eilers

    Arrived in Victoria in 1862 aboard the Madras, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ebertus Eilers

    Retired engineer of Ivanhoe, Victoria; died 1988.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Eilers in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

France3 records

3 records of the Eilers 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 Jeanne Laure Eilers

    Born 1908 in Strasbourg; died 1996 in Ingwiller (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Helmut Walter Friedrich Eilers

    Born 1929 in Germany; died 1998 in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).

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

    Born 1905 in Germany; died 1995 in Bischwiller (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Eilers name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edith Mary Eilers

    Died 1989, aged 82; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Eilers in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City 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).

Norway2 records

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

    Census of 1910: Brastad nordre, Lier; born 1891 in Ø. Aker.

    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 Harriet Eilers

    Census of 1910: Brastad nordre, Lier; born 1886 in Ø. Aker.

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

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).

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