The Gurtler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 379 people carried this name — #54,418 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is down 3% from 390 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Gurtler surname
A male surname from German.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gürtler» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
371 people named Gurtler live in Switzerland.
They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 51 people named Gurtler.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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
44 people named Gurtler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 64 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.
Who carried it
People named Gurtler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Marian Gurtler 1703–1766 · choir director
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André Kole 1936–2022 · magician
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Gary M. Gurtler 1947– · theologian
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Matt Gurtler 1988– · politician
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Ryszard Gurtler 1999– · figure skater
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gurtler.
When the index is not enough
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