The Heisler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,539 people carried this name — #6,176 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 5,476 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 35 people named Heisler.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Paris.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Paris 5
Côtes-d’Armor 5
Loire-Atlantique 3
Moselle 3
Puy-de-Dôme 2
Indre-et-Loire 2
Oise 2
Nord 1

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 22 people named Heisler 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 Misiones.

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

Where they live today

Misiones 22

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

In print

Heisler in American newspapers,
1865–1909.

Newspaper page from The Hattiesburg News carrying the name Heisler
The Hattiesburg News 1909-06-18
Newspaper page from The Evening Argus carrying the name Heisler
The Evening Argus 1865-06-15
Newspaper page from East Oregonian : E.o carrying the name Heisler
East Oregonian : E.o 1909-06-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,998 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Heisler in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1970s.

388 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Heisler. The most, 98, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 4.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 347
New South Wales 12
Victoria 11
ACT (Canberra) 7
South Australia 7
Western Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Heisler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ferdinand Heisler
    Ferdinand Heisler 1793–1876 · judge
  • Elfriede Heisler
    Elfriede Heisler 1885–1919 · actor
  • Elfriede Heisler
    Elfriede Heisler 1889–1919 · actor
  • Philipp Jakob Heisler 1718–1781 · writer
  • Martin Heisler 1847– · politician
  • Ota Heisler 1879–1940

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 Heisler,
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 States640 records

640 records of the Heisler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 214
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 181
  • Other U.S. records 245
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Samuel C. Heisler

    Born 1920 in Maryland. Enlisted 1942 at Baltimore; machine shop worker from Cecil County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at North East Meth Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Angeli Heisler

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Neckar from Bremen, aged 19; servant. From Krenheinstetten, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Richard H. Heisler

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1945, died 1999; buried at Elkville Cemetery, Illinois.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 640 records for Heisler in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada321 records

321 records of the Heisler name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 311
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 3
  • Other Canadian records 7
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Caleb Heisler

    Buried in 1901 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 71.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Louisa Heisler

    Died 1916 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record George Peter Heisler

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 321 records for Heisler in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Germany95 records

95 records of the Heisler name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 93
  • German emigration and citizenship files 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Alfred Heisler

    Born 1886; from Neurode. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 2 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 423).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Bernhard Heisler

    Left Ebringen for North America in 1851.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Wilhelm Heisler

    Emigrated to the United States in 1885.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)

Showing 3 of 95 records for Heisler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France19 records

19 records of the Heisler 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 Gisele Marguerite Heisler

    Born 1931 in Clermont-Ferrand (Puy-de-Dôme); died 1999 in Carcassonne (Aude).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Pierre Heisler

    Born 1895 in Paris; died 1980 in Maisons-Laffitte (Yvelines).

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

    Born 1900 in Corny-sur-Moselle (Moselle); died 1980 in Guebwiller (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Heisler in France.

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).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Heisler name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anton Heisler

    Arrived in Queensland in 1877 aboard the Fritz Reuter, aged 37.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Gustave Heisler

    Sailed from Victoria in 1861 aboard the Lightning, bound for Liverpool, aged 61.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Heisler

    Took out a mineral lease at Croydon, Queensland in 1892.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Heisler in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Heisler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Klara Hedwig Elsa Heisler

    Married in 1924 in Amsterdam; housekeeper.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Catharina Heisler

    Born 1813 in Coevorden.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Louisa Heisler

    In a population register; born 1842 in Wenen.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Heisler 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Switzerland2 records

2 records of the Heisler name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Heisler

    Married in 1636 in Wildberg, canton of Zürich; of Burgweiler (Deutschland).

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Heisler

    Married in 1647 in Wildberg, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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