Geisler surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Geisler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,185 people carried this name — #5,622 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 47,600 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,963 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

864 people named Geisler have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,067 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 278
Silesian 191
Opole 92
Lower Silesian 77
Pomeranian 76
West Pomeranian 35
Lubusz 31
Masovian 28

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 301 people named Geisler.

31 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 31
Moselle 145
Paris 26
Bas-Rhin 21
Nord 13
Meurthe-et-Moselle 12
Rhône 11
Vosges 8
Haut-Rhin 7

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

79 people named Geisler live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 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

Bern 16
Zurich 15
St. Gallen 15
Vaud 6
Neuchâtel 5
Lucerne 5
Basel-Landschaft 5
Aargau 5

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 33 people named Geisler 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 18
Misiones 15

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

96 people named Geisler is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 96

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

Geisler in American newspapers,
1926.

Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Geisler
The Wolf Point Herald 1926-07-22
Newspaper page from The Producers News carrying the name Geisler
The Producers News 1926-07-23
Newspaper page from The Wolf Point Herald carrying the name Geisler
The Wolf Point Herald 1926-07-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 11,446 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Geisler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Niklaus Geisler 1585–1665 · architect
  • Johann Daniel Geisler 1680–1760 · pastor
  • Johan Tobias Geisler 1683–1729 · writer
  • Benedikt Geisler 1696–1772 · composer
  • Benedikt Geisler 1696–1759 · composer
  • Benedikt Geisler 1700–1772 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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