Last Name WISLER

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Nickname: The whistler, one who was constantly whistling. The sobriquet would readily fasten itself upon the bearer, and as it denoteed in cheery spirit would not be unacceptable to the niminee.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 20,654 (2000 US census) 34,404 (1990 US census)
Count 1,191 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.89%, or 1142 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • undisclosed % as black,
  • 1.09%, or 13 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.51%, or 18 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.18%, or 14 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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