The Kuhl surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,872 people carried this name — #5,877 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 50,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 5,662 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Kuhl surname
From the German surname, from the noun Kuhle (“hollow, cave”). Also from the adjective kühl (“cool, fresh”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kuhl» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
133 people named Kuhl live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 91 people named Kuhl.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 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.
In Poland’s population register
63 people named Kuhl have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 136 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 40 people named Kuhl 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 Buenos Aires Province.
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 the Nordic population registers
20 people named Kuhl is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Kuhl in American newspapers,
1914–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 59,021 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Kuhl,
with a public archive behind them.
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Heinrich Kuhl 1797–1821 · naturalist -
Heinrich Kuhl 1797–1821 · naturalist
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Ben Kuhl 1884–1945 -
Johannes Kuhl 1713–1795
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Wilhelm Kuhl 1806– · entrepreneur
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Margaret Nichols Kelly 1813–1865
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kuhl.
- Kuehn 7,181 · U.S. census
- Kuen 183 · U.S. census
- Kuentz 120 · U.S. census
- Kueny 443 · U.S. census
- Kugel 1,080 · U.S. census
- Kugler 4,015 · U.S. census
- Kuhlmann 2,981 · U.S. census
- Kuhn 31,776 · U.S. census
- Kuhne 679 · U.S. census
- Kuhnel 339 · U.S. census
- Kuhner 467 · U.S. census
- Kujawa 3,039 · U.S. census
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