The Koehler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,368 people carried this name — #1,853 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 19,037 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 566 people named Koehler.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
64 people named Koehler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 125 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
36 people named Koehler live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 print
Koehler in American newspapers,
1896–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 79,699 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Koehler,
with a public archive behind them.
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George Koehler 1758–1800 · military engineer -
Ján Koehler 1822–1895 · actor -
Sylvester Rosa Koehler 1837–1900 · curator
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Bernhard Koehler 1849–1927 · art collector -
Robert Koehler 1850–1917 · painter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 253 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Koehler.
- Kochert 328 · U.S. census
- Kock 881 · U.S. census
- Koebel 741 · U.S. census
- Koeberle 181 · U.S. census
- Koegler 466 · U.S. census
- Koehl 1,570 · U.S. census
- Koehly 118 · U.S. census
- Koeller 2,539 · U.S. census
- Koelsch 1,019 · U.S. census
- Koenig 22,499 · U.S. census
- Koeppel 1,221 · U.S. census
- Koerber 1,488 · U.S. census
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