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

The Kistler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,742 people carried this name — #5,185 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,700 people counted. That is up 21% from 5,574 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,741 people named Kistler live in Switzerland.

They live in 22 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Schwyz.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Schwyz 457
Zurich 407
Bern 153
Aargau 148
St. Gallen 119
Thurgau 88
Glarus 82
Basel-Landschaft 65

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 127 people named Kistler.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 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

Born outside France 5
Bas-Rhin 109
Paris 4
Vendée 2
Haut-Rhin 1
Orne 1
Moselle 1
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1
Manche 1

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

In print

Kistler in American newspapers,
1910–1929.

Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Kistler
The Poplar Standard 1929-11-28
Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Kistler
New-york Tribune 1910-11-13
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Kistler
Evening Star 1927-10-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,848 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kistler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Ignatius Kistler d. 1758 · translator
  • Peter Kistler d. 1492 · Catholic theologian
  • Bartholomäus Kistler 1450–1525 · bookseller
  • Peter Kistler 1500–1480 · politician
  • Sigmund Kistler 1842–1865 · painter
  • Cyrill Kistler 1848–1907 · composer

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Kistler.

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