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The Kukla surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,718 people carried this name — #16,675 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 172,400 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,762 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Kukla surname

Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname (sometimes also found in Germany), from kukla (“cowl hood”) (presumably related to Latin cucullus, and thus English cowl). In Polish this also refers to a kind of puppet and a bread roll.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kukla» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Poland’s population register

5,544 people named Kukla have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 6,185 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Lesser Poland 1,761
Silesian 1,136
Subcarpathian 574
Lower Silesian 401
Greater Poland 344
Masovian 328
Holy Cross 296
West Pomeranian 108

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Kukla.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Pas-de-Calais 19
Ardennes 4
Yvelines 4
Nord 4
Deux-Sèvres 2
Oise 2
Moselle 2
Aisne 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 28 people named Kukla 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

Buenos Aires Province 18
Misiones 10

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

In print

Kukla in American newspapers,
1913–1929.

Newspaper page from The Milwaukee Leader carrying the name Kukla
The Milwaukee Leader 1929-05-21
Newspaper page from Minnesotské Noviny carrying the name Kukla
Minnesotské Noviny 1913-01-23
Newspaper page from Svět = World carrying the name Kukla
Svět = World 1921-10-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,471 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Kukla,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Karel Ladislav Kukla
    Karel Ladislav Kukla 1863–1930 · writer
  • Jan Kukla 1844–1895 · Catholic priest
  • Petr Kukla 1865–1937 · teacher
  • Josef Kukla 1883– · businessperson
  • Josef Kukla 1883– · businessperson
  • Josef Kukla 1887–

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Kukla.

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