Meler surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Meler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 247 people carried this name — #77,522 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 23% from 322 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

971 people named Meler have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 1,074 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Kuyavian-Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Kuyavian-Pomeranian 294
Pomeranian 159
Greater Poland 150
Warmian-Masurian 113
Silesian 67
Masovian 56
Łódź 33
Lesser Poland 21

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 100 people named Meler 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 55
Córdoba 25
City of Buenos Aires 20

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 65 people named Meler.

25 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Haute-Marne.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 25
Haute-Marne 10
Hérault 5
Gers 4
Haute-Vienne 4
Seine-Saint-Denis 2
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Vosges 2
Aude 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Meler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Yitsḥaḳ Meler 1851–1931 · rabbi
  • Yitsḥaḳ Meler 1857–1931 · rabbi
  • Vjekoslav Meler 1897–1980 · writer
  • Norbert Meler 1951– · politician
  • Halil Umut Meler 1986– · association football referee

Wikidata (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Meler is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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