The Hechler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 352 people carried this name — #57,781 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 833,300 people counted. That is down 37% from 555 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Hechler.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 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 Switzerland’s population statistics
25 people named Hechler live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Landschaft.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Who carried it
People named Hechler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ken Hechler 1914–2016 · military personnel -
Hans Hechler 1500–1600 · writer
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Eduard Hechler 1838–1910 · architect
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William Hechler 1845–1931 · pastor
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Ernst Hechler 1907–1965 · soldier
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Ernst Hechler 1907–1965 · soldier
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Hechler.
- Heard 23,408 · U.S. census
- Hebel 1,502 · U.S. census
- Heberle 517 · U.S. census
- Hebert 41,275 · U.S. census
- Hebrard 138 · U.S. census
- Hechinger 171 · U.S. census
- Hecht 7,466 · U.S. census
- Hechter 140 · U.S. census
- Heck 13,995 · U.S. census
- Heckel 2,378 · U.S. census
- Heckendorn 433 · U.S. census
- Hecker 5,260 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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