The Schuler surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,745 people carried this name — #2,448 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,000 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (14,695).
In Switzerland’s population statistics
6,086 people named Schuler live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Schwyz.
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 1,070 people named Schuler.
101 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Moselle.
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 111 people named Schuler 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 Poland’s population register
27 people named Schuler have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 75 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 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.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 23 people named Schuler live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Walloon Brabant.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
228 people named Schuler 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
Schuler in American newspapers,
1876–1902.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 98,019 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Schuler,
with a public archive behind them.
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Phillip Schuler d. 1917 · journalist -
Georg Sabinus 1508–1560 · writer -
Diane Schuler d. 2009
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Wolfgang Schuler d. 1575
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Mathias Schuler 1400–1500 · amtmann
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Mathias Schuler 1400–1400 · amtmann
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Schuler.
- Schubert 12,629 · U.S. census
- Schuck 4,181 · U.S. census
- Schueller 2,410 · U.S. census
- Schuft 135 · U.S. census
- Schuh 4,976 · U.S. census
- Schuhmacher 464 · U.S. census
- Schull 988 · U.S. census
- Schuller 3,470 · U.S. census
- Schulte 16,658 · U.S. census
- Schultheiss 532 · U.S. census
- Schultz 104,888 · U.S. census
- Schultze 2,053 · U.S. census
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