The Kahler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,881 people carried this name — #5,865 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,300 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (5,853).

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

21 people named Kahler live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

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

Where they live today

Zurich 12
Bern 5
Schaffhausen 4

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 the Nordic population registers

71 people named Kahler is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 71

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

Kahler in American newspapers,
1905–1914.

Newspaper page from The St. Mary Banner carrying the name Kahler
The St. Mary Banner 1914-05-30
Newspaper page from Tensas Gazette carrying the name Kahler
Tensas Gazette 1914-05-22
Newspaper page from The Topeka State Journal carrying the name Kahler
The Topeka State Journal 1905-10-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,074 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kahler in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

3,239 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kahler. The most, 818, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 2,582
New South Wales 416
Victoria 118
Tasmania 49
South Australia 37
Western Australia 27
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Kahler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johann Philipp Kahler
    Johann Philipp Kahler 1726–1792 · preacher
  • Johann Engelhard Kahler
    Johann Engelhard Kahler 1729–1804 · theologian
  • Jeremiah Kahler
    Jeremiah Kahler 1743–1829
  • Jeremiah Kahler
    Jeremiah Kahler 1743–1829
  • Otto Kahler
    Otto Kahler 1849–1893 · physician
  • Hermann Kahler 1593–

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 Kahler,
in the records of 6 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 States718 records

718 records of the Kahler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 202
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 178
  • Other U.S. records 338
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Irven L. Kähler

    Born 1923 in Oregon. Enlisted 1943 at Portland; welder from Clackamas County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Johanna Kähler

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Juno from Hamburg, aged 50; farmer. From Prussia, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles Edward Kähler

    Born 1937; from Meadville, Pennsylvania. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1967 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 718 records for Kahler in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany821 records

821 records of the Kahler name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Kähler

    Born 1877; from Bonn. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 30 November 1918 (Field Artillery Regiment No. 265).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Wilhelm Kähler

    Born 1892; from Kösternitz, Schlawe. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 30 December 1916.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Friedrich Kähler

    From Ankershagen, Stavenhagen. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 14 December 1918 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 10).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 821 records for Kahler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (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).

Australia99 records

99 records of the Kahler name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 57
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 36
  • Other Australian records 6
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Kähler

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Sobraon, aged 60; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry Kahler

    Former traveller of Nth Melbourne, Victoria; died 1944.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Emil F. W. Kähler

    Of Alexandria, New South Wales; died 1917.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 99 records for Kahler in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands75 records

75 records of the Kahler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 44
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 31
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johann Christian Detlef Kähler

    Married in 1873 in Zutphen; merchant.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Emma Kahler

    Died 1960 in Gulpen, aged 75.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Katharina Magdalena Kähler

    Married in 1949 in Oostdongeradeel.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 75 records for Kahler 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).

Canada12 records

12 records of the Kahler name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 9
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Henry Kahler

    Died 1975, aged 74; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Annie Kähler

    Buried in 1917 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Leon Kahler

    Married 1875 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 12 records for Kahler in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Kahler 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 Karin Henriette Kähler

    Born 1921 in Germany; died 1994 in Nîmes (Gard).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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