The Engler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,194 people carried this name — #5,612 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,964 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Engler surname
A male surname from German.
Borrowed from German Engler.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Engler» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
1,323 people named Engler live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in St. Gallen.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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.
In Poland’s population register
788 people named Engler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 975 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 470 people named Engler.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Moselle.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 470 people named Engler live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
76 people named Engler is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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
Engler in American newspapers,
1898–1919.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 17,050 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Engler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michael Engler 1688–1760 · organ builder
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Jacques Engler 1769–1846 · politician
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Johann Teòfil Benjamí Engler 1775–1829 · organ builder
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Philipp Engler 1786–1855 · teacher
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Carlos Engler 1800–1855 · physician
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Ernestine Engler 1816–1873
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Engler.
- Engelhard 765 · U.S. census
- Engelhardt 4,924 · U.S. census
- Engelmann 1,707 · U.S. census
- Engels 3,213 · U.S. census
- Enger 2,552 · U.S. census
- Englebert 819 · U.S. census
- Engles 1,357 · U.S. census
- Ennesser 101 · U.S. census
- Enos 8,097 · U.S. census
- Enrico 585 · U.S. census
- Enrique 1,283 · U.S. census
- Enriquez 41,271 · U.S. census
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