The Ressler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,442 people carried this name — #7,497 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,200 people counted. That is up 14% from 3,899 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 95 people named Ressler 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 60
Río Negro 21
La Pampa 14

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

In the Nordic population registers

34 people named Ressler is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 34

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Ressler in American newspapers,
1913–1922.

Newspaper page from The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union carrying the name Ressler
The Rock Island Argus And Daily Union 1922-05-23
Newspaper page from The Thermopolis Independent carrying the name Ressler
The Thermopolis Independent 1922-05-19
Newspaper page from The Daily Gate City carrying the name Ressler
The Daily Gate City 1913-07-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 6,223 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ressler in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1990s.

60 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ressler. The most, 12, date from the 1990s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 14
South Australia 13
New South Wales 9
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 4
Victoria 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ressler.

Who carried it

People named Ressler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Robert Ressler
    Robert Ressler 1937–2013 · writer
  • Dietrich Reseler 1365–1441 · bishop
  • Emery G. Ressler 1860–1934 · photographer
  • Benjamin Ressler 1901–1983 · journalist
  • Benjamin Ressler 1901–1983 · journalist
  • Helmut Ressler 1917–1997 · entomologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ressler,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States524 records

524 records of the Ressler name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 167
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 156
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 117
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 38
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 35
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 11
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record George M. Ressler

    Born 1924 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1943 at Hartford; machine shop worker from Middlesex County. U.S. Army veteran; died 1999, buried at Fountain Hill Cemetery, Centerbrook, Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Katarzina Ressler

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1886 aboard the Hermann from Bremen, aged 28; farmer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Thomas Allen Ressler

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1951, died 1977; buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 524 records for Ressler in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Germany77 records

77 records of the Ressler name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Gustav Reßler

    Born 1887; from Oberkummernick, Liegnitz. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 4 January 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Fritz Reßler

    From Dyhernfurth, Wohlau. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 5 August 1916 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 57).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Sebastian Reßler

    From Weilheim, Oberb. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 15 February 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 10).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 77 records for Ressler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Netherlands12 records

12 records of the Ressler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Ressler

    Married in 1948 in Oisterwijk. Died 1958 in Oisterwijk.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carolus Josephus Adrianus Ressler

    Died 1851 in Kalmthout; born 1781 in Berchem.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Maria S. Ressler

    In the population register of Nijmegen; born 1866.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Ressler in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Ressler name in Canada City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Ressler

    Buried in 1948 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Albert Ressler

    Buried in 1995 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Florence Ressler

    Buried in 1979 at Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Ressler in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Ressler name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Adrien Ressler

    Born 1904 in Auxon (Aube); died 1972 in Saint-Dizier (Haute-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Finland1 record

1 record of the Ressler name in Finland Finland's war dead, 1939–1945
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Raul Gabriel Ressler

    Born 1895 in Vaasa. Died in 1941 during Finland's wars of 1939–1945; buried in Vaasa.

    Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Kansallisarkisto, via WarSampo (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

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