The Kunstler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 105 people carried this name — #154,907 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (105).
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Kunstler surname
From German Künstler.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kunstler» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 61 people named Kunstler 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 56 people named Kunstler.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 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
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
31 people named Kunstler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 51 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.
Who carried it
People named Kunstler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles Kunstler 1887–1977 · businessperson -
Hermann H. Kunstler 1837–1887 · botanical collector
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Hermann Kunstler 1837–1887 · entomologist
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William Kunstler 1919–1995 · actor
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Paulette Guinchard-Kunstler 1949–2021 · politician
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Roberto Kunstler 1960– · singer-songwriter
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Kunstler.
- Kull 2,701 · U.S. census
- Kullmann 289 · U.S. census
- Kummer 3,354 · U.S. census
- Kumpf 889 · U.S. census
- Kung 3,113 · U.S. census
- Kunkler 707 · U.S. census
- Kuntz 10,848 · U.S. census
- Kunz 9,953 · U.S. census
- Kunze 3,351 · U.S. census
- Kupczyk 322 · U.S. census
- Kupfer 1,190 · U.S. census
- Kupiec 918 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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