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

The Kappler surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 1,258 people carried this name — #19,797 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 215 people named Kappler.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 20 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Bas-Rhin 77
Haut-Rhin 57
Paris 14
Moselle 14
Aube 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 6
Hauts-de-Seine 4
Hérault 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

163 people named Kappler live in Switzerland.

They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 56
St. Gallen 24
Thurgau 22
Ticino 13
Aargau 12
Solothurn 8
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 6
Schaffhausen 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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