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The Klingler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,668 people carried this name — #8,923 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 80,600 people counted. That is up 10% from 3,322 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

661 people named Klingler live in Switzerland.

They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 187
St. Gallen 148
Thurgau 58
Bern 50
Schaffhausen 35
Aargau 35
Lucerne 31
Basel-Landschaft 29

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 348 people named Klingler.

19 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 19
Bas-Rhin 131
Moselle 90
Haut-Rhin 47
Haute-Marne 16
Paris 13
Marne 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 10
Var 2

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 Klingler 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

Santa Fe 22

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

In print

Klingler in American newspapers,
1927–1930.

Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Klingler
The Washington Times 1927-06-01
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Klingler
The Washington Times 1930-01-15
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Klingler
The Washington Times 1929-07-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,067 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Klingler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Anton Klingler
    Anton Klingler 1649–1713 · theologian
  • Max Klingler 1837–1903 · organ builder
  • Eduard Klingler 1861–1916 · architect
  • Fridolin Klingler 1871–1961 · violist
  • Franz Klingler 1875–1933 · politician
  • Fritz Klingler 1882–1951 · theologian

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Klingler.

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