The Strickler surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,079 people carried this name — #5,702 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (6,070).

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

681 people named Strickler live in Switzerland.

They live in 19 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 269
Zug 102
Aargau 59
Schwyz 49
Bern 34
St. Gallen 28
Vaud 20
Thurgau 19

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 35 people named Strickler 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 Santa Fe.

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

Where they live today

Santa Fe 35

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 34 people named Strickler.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 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

Born outside France 2
Bas-Rhin 15
Territoire de Belfort 10
Haute-Garonne 2
Moselle 2
Paris 2
Doubs 1

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

34 families named Strickler, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 233 people lived in those households, 6.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 26
Virginia 8

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 264 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Strickler in American newspapers,
1920–1922.

Newspaper page from The Concordia Sentinel carrying the name Strickler
The Concordia Sentinel 1921-03-19
Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Strickler
Great Falls Tribune 1922-10-10
Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Strickler
The Glasgow Courier 1920-06-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 34,474 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Strickler in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1940s.

33 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Strickler. The most, 12, date from the 1910s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 12
Queensland 6
Victoria 6
Western Australia 4
ACT (Canberra) 1
South Australia 1

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

Who carried it

People named Strickler,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel B. Strickler
    Daniel B. Strickler 1897–1992 · lawyer
  • Barbara Strickler 1755–1807
  • Heinrich Strickler 1766–1831 · entrepreneur
  • Salesia Strickler 1834–1898 · Christian nun
  • Johannes Strickler 1835–1910 · writer
  • Cyrus W. Strickler 1872–1953 · coach

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 Strickler,
in the records of 8 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 States469 records

469 records of the Strickler name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 223
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 86
  • Other U.S. records 160
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ivan G. Strickler

    Born 1913 in Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Richmond; laboratory technician from Augusta County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1966, buried at Staunton National Cemetery, Virginia.

    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 Catherine Strickler

    Arrived at New York in 1893 aboard the La Champagne from Havre, aged 40; stoker. From Germany; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record David Francis Strickler

    Born 1947; from Falls Church, Virginia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 469 records for Strickler in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Switzerland822 records

822 records of the Strickler name in Switzerland
  • Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries 820
  • Members of the Zürich cantonal parliament since 1803 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Kaspar Strickler

    Married in 1799 in Hombrechtikon, canton of Zürich; of Widum.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. Zürich town hall on the Limmat, seat of the cantonal parliament, in 1891
    Pictured: Zürich town hall, 1891
    Public office Gustav Strickler

    Born 1859. Member of the Zürich cantonal parliament.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Strickler

    Married in 1765 in Wetzikon, canton of Zürich; of Uerikon (Stäfa).

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 822 records for Strickler in Switzerland.

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0) · Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich / Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich (open use). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Zürich town hall, 1891, Zentralbibliothek Zürich (public domain).

Germany23 records

23 records of the Strickler name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 20
  • German emigration and citizenship files 3
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johann Strickler

    From Eppstein, Pfalz. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 21 April 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 23).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Franziska Strickler

    Left Ettenheim for America in 1832.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Apolonia Strickler

    Left Ringsheim for North America in 1884.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Strickler in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France11 records

11 records of the Strickler 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 Alfred Strickler

    Born 1913 in Strasbourg; died 1981 in Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Julie Maria Strickler

    Born 1909 in Grosmagny; died 1995 in Belfort (Territoire de Belfort).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Willy Frederic Strickler

    Born 1923 in Schiltigheim; died 1989 in Haguenau (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Strickler in France.

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).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Strickler name in Canada
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Kimberley Strickler

    Buried in 1956 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Walter Otts Strickler

    Died 1925; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joseph Marks Strickler

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Strickler in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia3 records

3 records of the Strickler name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record V. O. Strickler

    Sailed from Victoria in 1915 aboard the Orontes, bound for London, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record V. O. Strickler

    Sailed from Victoria in 1915 aboard the Orontes, bound for London, aged 36.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Strickler in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Strickler name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 1
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Strickler

    Married in 1751 in Vught; born in Richterswijl (Zwit).

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Claser Henri Strickler

    In a population register; born 1838 in Zürich.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Strickler name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Hans Strickler

    Census of 1910: Vemork, Tinn; fitter.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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