The Schindler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,801 people carried this name — #3,624 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,624 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Schindler surname
Occupational name for a roof tiler, from Schindel (“shingle”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Schindler» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,011 people named Schindler live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Bern.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 366 people named Schindler.
68 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
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 295 people named Schindler 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
196 people named Schindler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 299 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 13 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 the Nordic population registers
24 people named Schindler 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
Schindler in American newspapers,
1908–1945.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,941 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schindler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anton Schindler 1795–1864 · writer -
Dietrich Schindler 1795–1882 · Landammann -
Carl Schindler 1821–1842 · painter -
Emil Jakob Schindler 1842–1892 · painter -
Franz Martin Schindler 1847–1922 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 225 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schindler.
- Schillinger 2,614 · U.S. census
- Schilt 385 · U.S. census
- Schiltz 1,758 · U.S. census
- Schimmel 3,064 · U.S. census
- Schimmer 195 · U.S. census
- Schimpf 1,507 · U.S. census
- Schipman 162 · U.S. census
- Schira 364 · U.S. census
- Schirm 467 · U.S. census
- Schirmer 3,428 · U.S. census
- Schiro 1,832 · U.S. census
- Schirra 267 · U.S. census
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