The Kestler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,030 people carried this name — #24,339 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 285,700 people counted. That is down 14% from 1,199 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 115 people named Kestler 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 Santa Fe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Kestler.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.
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.
Who carried it
People named Kestler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Andreas Kestler 1650–1687 · architect
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Irma Kestler 1871–1940
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Karoline Kestler 1877–1944
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Josef Kestler 1887–1943
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Ilka Kestler 1892–
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Elsa Kestler 1896–
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kestler.
- Kerner 4,001 · U.S. census
- Kesler 6,704 · U.S. census
- Kessel 4,976 · U.S. census
- Kesseler 159 · U.S. census
- Kessler 29,064 · U.S. census
- Kesteloot 246 · U.S. census
- Ketels 151 · U.S. census
- Ketterer 2,620 · U.S. census
- Kettler 3,424 · U.S. census
- Keusch 320 · U.S. census
- Kevorkian 681 · U.S. census
- Keyser 7,978 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Kestler is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.